Creation Myths from around the World

General Indices

• Creation Stories and Traditional Wisdom An online project from a grade school in Australia; includes legends from Australia, Iceland, Canada, and Israel. Sponsored by Reed Interactive.

African

• Vodoun Creation Myth
• Obatala A Yoruba Creation Myth Figure
• Ijo Orunmila Yoruba Cosmology. Creation Stories

Pacific

• Dreaming of the creation of the majestic Blue Mountains, Jenolan Caves and some other places... from the Gundungurra Aboriginal people of NSW, Australia

Asian

• Creation Myths, Legends, and Folktales of the Hmong
• An overview of Chinese creation myths by Suzanne Thompson's Princeton High School class

Mideastern

• Archaeology and Literature: Creation and Flood Stories Comparison of Babylonian and Hebrew flood stories, from a course at Santa Clara University

Native North and South American

• Iroquois Creation Myth
• Stone Mother A Paiute Creation Myth
• Native American Creation Cycles
• Guarani Creation Myths from Paraguay
• Mayan Cosmogenesis: Cosmic Mother Gives Birth by John Major Jenkins
• An overview of Mayan creation myths by Suzanne Thompson's Princeton High School class