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List of creation myths#World parent

{{short description|Creation myths of various cultures}}

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A creation myth (or creation story) is a cultural, religious or traditional myth which attempts to describe the earliest beginnings of the present world. Creation myths are the most common form of myth, usually developing first in oral traditions, and are found throughout human culture. A creation myth is usually regarded by those who subscribe to it as conveying profound truths, though not necessarily in a historical or literal sense. They are commonly, though not always, considered cosmogonical myths, that is, they describe the ordering of the cosmos from a state of chaos or amorphousness.

Basic type

=Creation from chaos=

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=Earth diver=

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=Emergence=

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=''Ex nihilo'' (out of nothing)=

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=Raven Tales=

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=World parent=

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=Divine twins=

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Regional

=Africa=

=Americas=

Caribbean

==Mesoamerica ==

==Mid North America ==

==South America==

=Asia=

==Central Asia==

==East Asia==

==Indian subcontinent==

=Europe=

=Middle East=

=Pacific Islands/Oceanic=

=Australian=

The Australian Aboriginal concepts of "The Dreaming" or "Dreamtime".{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/the-Dreaming-Australian-Aboriginal-mythology | title=The Dreaming | Indigenous Beliefs, Creation Stories & Spirit Beings | Britannica }}

In mythopoeia

{{See also|Category:Fictional creation stories}}

In mythopoeia, an artificial mythology created by writers of prose or other fiction, traditional mythological themes and archetypes are integrated into fiction. Some works of mythopoeia also feature creation myths:

References

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  • {{cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Creation Myths |last1=Leeming |first1=David Adams |author-link=David Adams Leeming |last2=Leeming |first2=Margaret Adams |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=1994 |edition=2nd |isbn=978-0-87436-739-3 }}
  • {{cite book |title=A Dictionary of Creation Myths |first1=David Adams |last1=Leeming |first2=Margaret Adams |last2=Leeming |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2009 |edition=Oxford Reference Online |isbn=978-0-19-510275-8 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofcrea00leem }}

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