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Common Themes in Creation Stories

Common Themes in Creation Stories. Myth/ Sci Fi TVHS Mrs. Solt. Birth. Creation begins with a birth Usually birth of the earth or universe OR the creation of the place above or below where we live now. World existed before there was life on earth in which gods or people lived peacefully

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Common Themes in Creation Stories

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  1. Common Themes in Creation Stories Myth/Sci Fi TVHS Mrs. Solt

  2. Birth • Creation begins with a birth • Usually birth of the earth or universe • OR the creation of the place above or below where we live now. • World existed before there was life on earth in which gods or people lived peacefully • Diver myths=earth covered in water and earth brought to surface • Some myths have earth as an egg • Usually similar to the birth of a child

  3. Mother and Father • Mother and Father figure(s) exist in the creation. • They do not always do the creating. • Often it is their children who do the creating or filling the world with life. • Mother is usually Earth; Father is usually Sky

  4. Formation from Formless with a Timeless Story • Distinct places and things are formed out of what was once formless. • Sky and earth are separated, for example. • This may be a physical act (think of Atlas holding Gaea and Uranus apart) • Happens at some point in the nonspecific past

  5. Supreme Being • A supreme being appears • This triggers creation. • Not always in a clear form • Many methods for supreme being’s creation: order it, molded it themselves by hand, order a less powerful god to do it • Sometimes two beings: one passive, one active

  6. Imperfection • The creator planned a perfect world, but something went awry. • All was happy and peaceful until humans sinned • This causes a split between humans and animals who were formally equals. • This causes a split between humans and god(s). • Darkness=fear  fear=sin  sin=fire

  7. Suffering • The consequence of sin = • Pain • Hunger • Disease • Evil • Hardship and suffering • In some myths, a god is the reason for the “fall” • Sometimes creation and destruction are repeated multiple times

  8. Tension Between Forces • Opposing forces square off • Conflict or war ensues • Example: war of the Titans

  9. Sacrifice • Life is born out of death • This is sometimes the birth of the universe or earth itself, sometimes this relates to the creation of other gods or humans • Blood is shed, sometime dies, or a creature is killed in order to create something else

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