Igbo And Iroquois Similarities

Fried, poached, scrambled, boiled, deviled-these are all methods one can cook an egg. In the end, one will still be left with an egg, regardless of how it was prepared or looked. The myths related to the creation of the world are very similar to the concept the various preparations of an egg. The basic components are similar; however the specific way that it is attained differs. Specific differences are found in the creation myths of the Iroquois, the Igbo, and the Christian faith; however the similarities between the myths may perhaps be greater than coincidence and still continue to influence the world we live in today. The main difference found between the creation myths of the Iroquois, the Igbos, and the Christian faith are the number of days needed to create the earth. In the Bible, it declares that the earth and humans were created within a seven day period. Each day, it is said that a different aspect of the earth was created. The creation story of the Iroquois fails to specify a time period of the length of time it took for the earth to be composed. With that being said, it states that "a woman conceived and would have the twin born (Baym, Levine 23).” …show more content…
The term ‘God’, and its equivalents, are commonly used within all the three creation myths. Even though the myths are derived from three different cultures, the idea of a supreme god is still shared among them. One explanation for unwavering similarity is that there is an actual god that truly does exist. That god dictated the basic components of how people all around the world explained the creation of the world around them. The similarities found between the three myths are factors of the myths that are very important. So one can infer that it is not a coincidence that people from different parts of the world thought of similar ideas to help explain how things were created on