Common Elements in Creation Myth

“The roots that clutch” T.S. Elliot. Themes of supreme creators, explanations of natural phenomena and the separation of world parents are at the center of many creation myths, which is amazing because the creation myths are from different parts of the world. “All men have need of the Gods” Homer. In the creation myths of China and Maya, there are supreme creators/Gods named Phan Ku and Tepeu who created every feature on the earth. This is strange because Maya (Central America) and China are in the different side of the world but have similar elements in their creation myths. In the myth of the Maori and the Chinese and also a lot of other creation myths have explanations of natural phenomena. For example, Phanku sacrificed himself to make natural landscape in Chinese myth. Another example is that the separation of the sky and earth god created natural phenomena in the Maori myth. This is unusual because China and New Zealand couldn't assemble in the past but they share the same themes in the creation myth. The myth of the Maori and Africa share the common theme of the separation of the world’s parents. In these creation myths, the sky god and earth god are separated to complete the earth. There is no possibility that Africans and New Zealanders have met in the past but they include a common topic, which is surprising. The creation myths from different countries have endured over time and have unexpected common themes. Creation myths will last so on through time and be part of the religions or the future. “Myth is, after all, the never ending story” Joan D. Vinge.

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