creation myth
symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it
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Summary
creation myth ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,119 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: myth of origins[2], literary genre[3]
- Commons category: Creation[4]
- Said to be the same as: cosmogonical myth[5], Skapelse (teologi)[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Creation myths[7]
- Main subject: origin[8]
- Facet of: origin of life[9], creation[10], cosmogony[11]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Pauly–Wissowa[15]
- Partially coincident with: origin of language[16]
- Has list: list of creation myths[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Narration[18], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19]
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Influence
Things named for creation myth include Anno Mundi[20].
Why It Matters
creation myth has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]
Entities named for it include Anno Mundi[20].