Pund-Jel: The Australian Myth Of Man

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The Australian myth by Pund-jel, the Creator, started out by cutting three large sheets of bark with a big knife. He then formed a human, he first made the feet, then the legs, then the trunk, the arms, and the head. He made a clay man for each of the pieces of bark and began to dance round them to bring joy. Next he took bark from a eucalyptus tree and made hair to stick on the heads of the clay men. He then laid them down, blew his breath hard into their mouths, their noses, and their navels until they woke, spoke, and rose up as full-grown men. The Greek myth of how man was created is from Prometheus and Epimetheus who were two Titans. They did not fight alongside the other Titans but instead were given the task of creating man. Prometheus

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