(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . IAN: Some Creation Myths [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-03-03 I stumbled on this YouTube channel, and found the videos both goofily charming and informative, at least as introductions to their subjects. Hope you’ll like them too. Aztec Creation Myth The story of creation, according to the Aztecs, is actually a story of birth, death, and rebirth. When the world is destroyed, it's born again through the sacrifice of one of the gods, and so through the birth of a new sun. So you'll often hear of the legend of the five suns - the five births of the world. www.aztec-history.com/... [16:57] * 🌈 🌈 🌈 Hi! I’m Itzl! As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, power outages, or other such things that could keep us off DKos. If you're not here, or anywhere else on DKos, and there are adverse conditions in your area (floods, heatwaves, hurricanes, etc.), we are going to check up on you. If you are going to be away from your computer for a day or a week, let us know here. We care! IAN is a great group to join, and a good place to learn to write diaries. Drop one of us a PM to be added to the Itzl Alert Network anytime! We all share the publishing duties, and we welcome everyone who reads IAN to write diaries for the group! Every member is an editor, so anyone can take a turn when they have something to say, photos and music to share, a cause to promote or news! Monday Youffraita Tuesday: bigjacbigjacbigjac Wednesday Pam from Calif Thursday art ah zen Friday FloridaSNMOM Saturday FloridaSNDad Sunday loggersbrat Hindu Creation Myth For Hindus the universe was created by Brahma, the creator who made the universe out of himself. After Brahma created the world, it is the power of Vishnu which preserves the world and human beings. As part of the cycle of birth, life and death it is Shiva who will ultimately destroy the universe. www.bbc.co.uk/... [15:03] * 🌈 🌈 🌈 Chinese Origin Myths [7:25] * 🌈 🌈 🌈 Australian Creation Myths There are several Indigenous Australian myths about the origins of the universe. Many Aboriginal people believed the Earth was ultimately made by the Sun Mother upon the urging of the Father of All Spirits. These two divine beings were not thought to have children, although the Sun Mother was portrayed as one that gives life to the sleeping spirits. The first humans were thought to have grown out of lizards, which had originally grown out of magical ancestors. www.skwirk.com.au/.... [21:09] * 🌈 🌈 🌈 Norse Creation Myth The cosmos in Norse mythology consists of Nine Worlds that flank a central sacred tree, Yggdrasil. Units of time and elements of the cosmology are personified as deities or beings. Various forms of a creation myth are recounted, where the world is created from the flesh of the primordial being Ymir…. en.wikipedia.org/... [5:36] * 🌈 🌈 🌈 Have a lovely day! [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/3/2225038/-IAN-Some-Creation-Myths?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/