Gaea's

Each mythology has its own beliefs about the origin of humanity. Some creation myths describe a process of trail and error. In others, the first people came from Mother Earth or from plants (for example, as seeds).

Norse/Germanic: Frost-giants (born of a primeval giant, Ymir) existed before the gods who annihilated these giants, created dwarves to hold up the sky and then created the first man and woman – from two tree trunks.

Greek: Cronus, king of the Titan gods, was defeated by a new race of gods, the Olympians, led by the great Zeus, Cronus’ son. In one tale the first humans were clay figures made of the Titan Prometheus, who received this privilege from Zeus as thanks for support in the war; in another there was a succession of human races (The Five Ages of Humankind) created by Cronus and Zeus in turn.

Tibetan: The Epic of Gesar claims that six clans of ancient Tibet emerged from birds’ eggs that were broken open by divine blacksmiths under orders from the gods.

North American Indian: The Hopi believe that their ancestors were led from the underworld to their home in the American Southwest by their divine creator, Spider Woman, who taught them survival skills.

Australian Aboriginal: The primordial deity, the Rainbow Snake, swallowed the first people, then regurgitated them to populate the land.

Taken from The Mind, Body, Spirit Miscellany by Jane Alexander

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