ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -A creation myth or cosmogonic myth is a type of cosmogony, a symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it. While in popular usage the term myth often refers to false or fanciful stories, members of cultures often ascribe varying degrees of truth to their creation myths.

Detailed explanation-2: -A creation myth is a supernatural mytho-religious story or explanation that describes the beginnings of humanity, earth, life, and the universe (cosmogony), usually as a deliberate act of “creation” by one or more deities. Many creation myths share broadly similar themes.

Detailed explanation-3: -With the wind she laid a golden egg and for ages she sat upon this egg. Finally life began to stir in the egg and out of it rose Eros, the god of love. One half of the shell rose into the air and became the sky and the other became the Earth. Eros named the sky Uranus and the Earth he named Gaia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thirdly, creation myths can be divided into four types according to differ-ent creation results: C1) the creation of Heaven and Earth; C2) the creation of all things; C3) the creation of human beings; C4) other.

Detailed explanation-5: -This week we are going to analyze the oldest creation story ever recorded, known as the Eridu Genesis. This story was written in the 2nd Millenium BCE by the Sumerians. While mankind had existed prior to that time for thousands and tens of thousands of years, this was the first creation story ever recorded in history.