A single sentence has the capacity to help enrapture masses of people. It can put weary minds to ease by helping calm the maelstrom of existential thoughts that follow wherever the human race treads. Many different versions of this sentence present themselves throughout history, yet in a form that may be the most readily acknowledged and employed currently, has the echoes of past versions. This is woven together to shape the words: “In the beginning…” The subject of how exactly the universe it is presented came into being, is a question that has been at the forefront of inquiries. Cultures from across the world, in distant ages and current, all wonder about this same phenomenon. In examining three separate mythos that attempt to define the
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Second, is the mention of water, and he question of if the darkness that was everything had a watery origin or a liquid shape. One finds with further research, these two traits are prominent in many creation myths. Next, is the creation story known as The Creation of the Titans and the Gods, from Greek mythology. There are a few differences to be contemplated in this myth, as more anthropomorphized figures are present and instead of an ambiguous creative presence, the deities have vaguely human shapes and behaviors. In this mythos, contrasting with the Rig Veda, there is a heavier influence of familial and role …show more content…
Known as Chaos in this myth, it does not seem to be a god as much as it is a state of being, or a condition. Though it can be considered as an entity, it is likely to be similar to state of the All in the Rig Veda, a condition of awareness and potential instead of a figure with a defined personality and appearance. In the regards of how this is derived from Greek and Roman culture, in several of their stories the common theme of terror at being succeeded by one’s children. Seen in this story, be the repetitious act of Uranus (son of Gaea) casting his children into the underworld, and Cronus consuming each of his spawn. This may be the result of a matriarchal societies’ biggest threat, the next generation of
Second, is the mention of water, and he question of if the darkness that was everything had a watery origin or a liquid shape. One finds with further research, these two traits are prominent in many creation myths. Next, is the creation story known as The Creation of the Titans and the Gods, from Greek mythology. There are a few differences to be contemplated in this myth, as more anthropomorphized figures are present and instead of an ambiguous creative presence, the deities have vaguely human shapes and behaviors. In this mythos, contrasting with the Rig Veda, there is a heavier influence of familial and role …show more content…
Known as Chaos in this myth, it does not seem to be a god as much as it is a state of being, or a condition. Though it can be considered as an entity, it is likely to be similar to state of the All in the Rig Veda, a condition of awareness and potential instead of a figure with a defined personality and appearance. In the regards of how this is derived from Greek and Roman culture, in several of their stories the common theme of terror at being succeeded by one’s children. Seen in this story, be the repetitious act of Uranus (son of Gaea) casting his children into the underworld, and Cronus consuming each of his spawn. This may be the result of a matriarchal societies’ biggest threat, the next generation of