Wakaranga African Creation Myths Similarities

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There is a starting point for everything in life. Each myth has a story that explains the beginning of time and how everything was created. There are some strong similarities between the Lakota Sioux, Wakaranga African, Aboriginal Australian, and Hopi myths. The first similarity between all four creation myths is the creator. Each myth has a specific force that starts the beginning of time on earth. Each creator helps build earth to its entirety. Multiple creators for different purposes are also common in each myth. In the Wakaranga African myth, God was the creator. He created a man named Moon and two women named Morningstar and Eveningstar. They become the creators for trees, cows, and sheep. (Beier, Ulli, Editor. The Origin of Life

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