Mythology Comparison Contrast
In my essay I will analyze my chosen creation myth. Then I will compare and contrast other creation myths. I am trying to find a myth that has many similarities to mine, as well as utilize other myths that have differences to mine. I will summarize Greek mythology, then I will tell why the myths that I am comparing and contrasting my myth towards are alike or different from my original myth. In Greek mythology, the creation starts out like many cultures creation myths do. Although it may start out the same, this myth is actually quite different and a lot more exciting than most myths. In the beginning there was only chaos. Then Erebus appeared, a space where Death and Night dwell. Love was then born, which brought a start to order. Love then produced Light and Day. Next came Gaea, the Earth. Erebus and Night mated and gave birth to Ether, which was the heavenly light. Night was the one who produced, Doom, Fate, Death, Sleep, Dreams, Nemesis, and all other darkness.
Then after his victory came one more battle. Gaea gave birth to one more child Typhoeus, he was fearsome. Zeus flung his lightning bolts and was able to kill it. Cherokee mythology is very contrasting towards Greek mythology. In Cherokee mythology the earth was already here without an explanation. The earth was covered in water though. There were no Gods either. There were only animals. One day a water beetle went down to see what was under the water. He brought back up a piece of mud. The piece of mud then started to grow and became big land structures. When the land structures dry, a buzzard swoops down and creates valleys and mountains. In general the Chinese creation myth is an egg was the first thing since chaos. Inside the egg was chaos and the first god, Pangu. When the egg broke the universe was split into Yang, heaven, and Yin, Earth. After the breaking Pangu had to hold the heavens from crushing the earth. When he died his body became the animals of the Earth. Then, Nunga who is a human god exc
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Cronus Titans, Greek Mythology, Rhea Gaea, Olympus Cronus's, Earth Nunga, Titan Cronus, Titans Uranus, Yin Earth, Dreams Nemesis, Death Night, greek mythology, land structures, creation myths, cyclopes hecatoncheires, ambushed cronus, creation myth, cherokee mythology, gaea birth, egg chaos, piece mud,
Approximate Word count = 692
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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