Common Elements in Creation Myths

Some people wonder why creation myths have endured for a long time. There are three common elements in creation myths. First of all most creation myths included people who were made up of mud, soil or sometimes clay. Secondly creation myths were about cosmic eggs coming from nowhere. Lastly in many creation myths they explain how people and the environment around them was created. Many places around the world include people who were made up of clay like in the Mayan and African creation myth. Cosmic eggs were in some creation myths like in Phan Ku. How was the the entire world created. In a Mayan myth gods created us so we can worship the. In Phan Ku he created the world with his bare hands and body parts. Creation myths have been around for centuries and people still believe in them. Creation myths are usually about cultures. religions or in the topography of where the people lived in.