(This actually started as a conversation about the Colorado fire. However by the time it got into the car we had moved from that to ferns:) 8 yo: How many ferns are there that I know about? Me: I don’t know… 8 yo: Just say two. Me: OK two. 8 yo: No Dad, two types … Continue reading
Enuma Elish is the Babylonian Creation Myth. It is based on metaphors and symbols that were universally accepted. This creation myth varied depending on which Gods your tribe/city/locality worshiped. The version shared here was written in the 12th century BC on 7 clay tablets… Continue reading
Islam is one of the Abrahamic religions along with the Christian, Judaic, and Baha’i faiths (the principal Abrahamic religions) All three have a telling of the following story which is connected to the creation myth. Continue reading
This month I want to focus on creation myths, in honor of the creation of this Blog/Anthology. “At the beginning there was only Chaos, Night, dark Erebus,and deep Tartarus. Earth, the air and heaven had no existence.Firstly, black-winged Night laid a germless egg in the bosomof the infinite deeps of Erebus, and from this, after … Continue reading
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