Since the dawn of time, humanity has constantly searched for an answer to the origin of the universe and all its wonders. While ancient cultures might have not possessed the technology nowadays humanity possesses; nonetheless, that did not stop them from achiving an explanation of their own in the form of a myth or story teller. Cultures such as the Mesopotamian, Egyptians and Greeks convey the idea that creation came to be from water, struggle and chaos. For example, according to the Akkadian poem Enuma elish there was nothing but water at the beginning of times. Once the two waters, Apsu, the sweet water, and Tiamat, the salt water mixed together; however, there was no life form (Powell 18). Moreover, as stated in the poem “to name something
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Atum, the sun-god, first appeared on a hill that was revealed from the receding chaotic waters of Nun. Atum asexually created Shu (air) and Tefnu (moisture) whom in return created the principles of life and order (Powell 71). The following part is a little unclear for some scholars argue that Shu and Tefnu got lost within the chaos of Nun which Atum sent his only eye to look for his children (Nardo 53). Other scholars state that Atum sent his only eye to retrieve his kids for they have been gone for so long. Both sides agree is that from Atum’s tears of joy that dropped onto the dark, fertile earth of the hill men and women sprung to life (Nardo 54). Then Shu and Tefnu had their children Geb (earth) and Nut (sky). Consequently, Geb and Nut became parents to Osiris, Seth (the evil brother), Isis and Nephthys (lady of the house) (Powell 73). Homogeneous to the Akkadian creation myth life sprung from water be as it may the Nun’s waters were not chaotic as Mesopotamian Tiamat in contrast Nun’s waters were inert and featureless which brought stability and immortality in these stories (Powell 70). Also, Atum created the world from within him unlike the struggle Marduk had to endure to create the world (Powell 69). Despite the differences on how the world was shaped in these two myths, there is a similarity Nun as Apsu and Tiamat gave birth to the gods who in the end …show more content…
Afterwards, Gaea created Pontus (sea) which “reminds us of the nature of the primordial element in Mesopotamian and Egyptian myth” (Powell 160). Also, Gaea gave birth to twelve Titans including Oceanus, Rhea and Cronus (Saturn), to Cyclopes and Hecatonchires (Powell 159). Moreover, Cronus rebel against his malevolent father and rules the universe with his sister Rhea which from this union came six children most of them swallowed by Cronus with the exception of Zeus. Similar to the Mesopotamian myth of creation, there was a struggle between the gods that culminated with Zeus combat against his Titan father Cronus (Powell
Atum, the sun-god, first appeared on a hill that was revealed from the receding chaotic waters of Nun. Atum asexually created Shu (air) and Tefnu (moisture) whom in return created the principles of life and order (Powell 71). The following part is a little unclear for some scholars argue that Shu and Tefnu got lost within the chaos of Nun which Atum sent his only eye to look for his children (Nardo 53). Other scholars state that Atum sent his only eye to retrieve his kids for they have been gone for so long. Both sides agree is that from Atum’s tears of joy that dropped onto the dark, fertile earth of the hill men and women sprung to life (Nardo 54). Then Shu and Tefnu had their children Geb (earth) and Nut (sky). Consequently, Geb and Nut became parents to Osiris, Seth (the evil brother), Isis and Nephthys (lady of the house) (Powell 73). Homogeneous to the Akkadian creation myth life sprung from water be as it may the Nun’s waters were not chaotic as Mesopotamian Tiamat in contrast Nun’s waters were inert and featureless which brought stability and immortality in these stories (Powell 70). Also, Atum created the world from within him unlike the struggle Marduk had to endure to create the world (Powell 69). Despite the differences on how the world was shaped in these two myths, there is a similarity Nun as Apsu and Tiamat gave birth to the gods who in the end …show more content…
Afterwards, Gaea created Pontus (sea) which “reminds us of the nature of the primordial element in Mesopotamian and Egyptian myth” (Powell 160). Also, Gaea gave birth to twelve Titans including Oceanus, Rhea and Cronus (Saturn), to Cyclopes and Hecatonchires (Powell 159). Moreover, Cronus rebel against his malevolent father and rules the universe with his sister Rhea which from this union came six children most of them swallowed by Cronus with the exception of Zeus. Similar to the Mesopotamian myth of creation, there was a struggle between the gods that culminated with Zeus combat against his Titan father Cronus (Powell