Creation of the world is one of the mysteries the many people trying to find out. According to science, we have Plasma Cosmology, Big Bang Theory and many more. But how about in mythology?

When we discuss mythology, it was all about gods and goddess. It's a kind of interesting to know how our ancestors believed how the world was created. Today's article is to share Three Mythologies : Greek, Hebrew and Visayan.

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Greek Mythology

In the beginning there was nothing, but void and chaos. Out of primeval chaos Gaea or Mother Earth was born, she was also known as the god dress of fertility, and give birth to Uranus the god of the sky. With the union of Gaea and Uranus, the Cyclopes and Hecatonchires was born.

Uranus don't like his offsprings and throw them to the depth of the Earth. Soon, Gaea give birth to another set of gods known as the Titans: Oceanus, Tethys, Hyperion, Theia, Coeus, Phoebe, Iapetus, Rhea, Mnemosyne, Themis, Crius and Cronus as the youngest. Gaea, wants to take a revenge to Uranus for being so cruel, she asked theTitans but all of them are afraid except Cronus. Gaea together with Cronus plan an ambush to defeat Uranus, at last Cronus was successfully defeated his father and where he became the new supreme ruler of the Universe.

Cronus let his siblings(Titans) free, but not the Cyclopes and Hecatonchires, as he think they are dangerous. He then marry one of the Titans Rhea. Cronus recieved aprophecy that one of his kids will dethrone him, just like what he did to Uranus. Rhea give birth to their first child Hestia, while Cronus being afraid of his child being more powerful than him someday, he eat Hestia. Rhea give birth to another child Demeter but Cronus still swallow him. Also to his other children Hera, Hades and Poseidon. Rhea being pregnant to another child was afraid that Cronus will eat the baby, so she made a plan to hide it. Finally she give birth to Zeus, but hide him in Mount Dicte in Crete. She gave Cronus a stone wrapped in clothe, give it to Cronus and swallow.

Zeus became a strong and braveman. He plan to defeat his father Cronus by the help of Metis, the goddess of good counsel. Metis give emitic to Zeus that will make his siblings free. Zeus climb to Mount Olympus and succesfully tricked his father to drink the potion. When Cronus drink it, he vomit all the other deities which are already fully grown. Zeus together with his siblings take a revenge which they called War of the Titans.

Hebrew Mythology

Our ancestors defined myth as the way how the world was created, it became basis on the way of their living and discipline. Unlike today's generation that we define myth as work of mind and just a fiction.

And yes, the Hebrew Mythology is the one that we are using in religious aspects. For Christian, we can see it in the Bible of old Testament, book of Genesis. In here, it was stated that the world was created for 6 days and on the 7th day God take a rest. The first man who was made by the dust named Adam, while God created another one Eve to accompany Adam, they both live in the graden of Eden, until the serpent came and convince them to eat the fruit of the forbidden tree. The serpent succesful fool them and when the sin started.

Visayan Mythology

Visayan Mythology is one of the myth in the Philippine Mythology. Visayan is one of the ethnic group in the Philippines.

In this story, the world was created by god of the sky Kaptan who fell in love with Maguayan, the goddess of the sea. One day the couple quarrel, because of too much anger Kaptan told Maguayan to stay away. Since Maguayan was hurt by what Kaptan said, she go away and never been seen again.

Kaptan learned from his mistake and to forget the sadness, he made the earth and plant different crops, thinking that Maguayan will be happy if she will see his works. Among these crops, the bamboo sprouted first. While looking at the bamboo, he was thinking to make creature from this plant. And he did, the first man was created when the bamboo split into two halves. The first man was called Sikalak means "the sturdy one" and the woman as Sikabay means "partner of the sturdy one". As time passes by, the man was finally called silalak or in short lalaki, and sibabaye or babaye for woman.

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