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Accretion or Conjunction

This type of myth states that the world was created as the result of the combination of primal elements like water, fire, soil, wave, air, etc; the mixture of substance. This focus on the potency of primal matter; if other myths states that the world was created by the primordial gods, then this type of myth only involved inanimate matter, there's no action taken by a god.

Secretion

According to qtd. in Leonard and McClure 35, this type of myth states that the world was created by;

• vomit - In Bushongo Mythology, the universe was created when a god named M'Bombo became ill, because of this he vomit and eveything in the universe occurred, even the animals and humans

• sweat - In Norse Mythology, there is a god named Ymir. When he slept, a man and woman formed from his sweat under his left arm.

• urination and defecation - Water is very important element in the creation of the world, ancient believe that water is a big part of the creation, even the water that coming to a god's body, same as the bowel movement.

• masturbation - In Egyptian Mythology, the sun god Atum masturbate in order to create universe and all the living things; note, in their mythology masturbation is a holy ritual.

• webspinning - example of this is the myth of Arachne, in Greek mythology. She transformed by Athena the goddess of wisdom into a spider, a punishment to weave for eternity.

• parthenogenesis - from Greek words means "virgin birth", these form without the help of a sperm; the development of an offspring from unfertilized egg or gamete.

Sacrifice

As we know, there are still some cultures who practices body or blood sacrifice. In other mythology, god sacrifice one's body in order to build a new creation, some are buried alive, killed to sacrifice the blood and cut one's body to offer.

Division or Consummation

There are two kinds of this type of myth. The first one states that the world was created by sexual intercourse or when two primordial gods unite to form an offspring. Just like in Greek Mythology, the sky god Uranus and mother earth Gaia unite and produced their first offspring which are the Cyclopes and Hecatonchires.

The second kind is about the Cosmogenic Egg. That life begins from an egg, here are those mythology who believed in cosmic egg

Earth-diver

Life emerges from the smallest particle, according to this myth. Typically, the god goes into a primordial sea to retrieve the elements required to create the world. It can be about cosmogonic water - the creation made by the water; or a creature that dives into the ocean to grab a piece of land. This is common in Native American folklore, like Cherokee creation myth.

That's it everyone, only a brief explanation about the type of myths based to Marta Weigle. As according to some beliefs, "God made man, because he liked to hear story", and now we have thousands of stories in different mythology.

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Author's love message :

Hello lovely readers! How was your day?

I would like to thank everyone who read this article of mine, especially those who read both part I and II. Hopefully you have learn something, and if you have some questions or clarifications then you can ask in the comment section.

GODBless. Hugs!

January 22, 2022

-Ling