Creation stories?

Question

Does anyone out there know any good stories on how the world/universe was created(I allready know about the christian version) they don't need to be true but they need to be realistic. No funny crap junk please!

Answer 1

The biblical creation stories were made for the people who were forgetting their old customs and learning the Babylonian ones. The Babylonian creation story, Enumah Elish, is a violent one as compared to the biblical story.

Tiamat and Apsu were the mother and father of the gods. Their children made too much noise so Apsu wanted to kill them. Ea, who I believe was a son of Tiamat and Apsu, found out about Apsu's plan and decided to take action and killed Apsu. Angered over her husband's death, Tiamat decided to wage war against Ea. Ea's son, Marduk, joined her and he slayed Tiamat by shooting an arrow into her, splitting her heart in two. And it goes on that the general of Tiamat's army's blood was used to create humans, Tiamat's eyes and tears were used to create the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and Tiamat's final sacrifice was using the two halves of her body to create heaven and earth. Isn't that wonderful?

Answer 2

None of 'em are true, that's why they are 'stories'...science hasn't quite figured out how it happened yet...

Some of the american indian creation myths are interesting...do a search on 'creation myths' (no quotes) and see what you come up with.

Answer 3

I'm dead serious, i found the creation stories of the aboriginals of Australia interesting

Answer 4

Bible Genesis
tells the whole story,nothing but the truth.
Merry Christmas

Answer 5

Take a look at this:

http://www.mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/2_eng_myths.htm

It's for children, but you click on a region and it tells you about that region's creation myth...

Answer 6

The universe was just always here. Since forever.

Answer 7

top scientists cant explain it, its still a mystery but to be realistic it was not one man in seven days. be realistic! there has to be explaination, its just not been discovered yet.

Answer 8

other than scientific theory, are any creation stories "realistic?"

Answer 9

Here's One My Brother!!!
Creation story of the
Choctaw People of Tennessee and Mississippi)
Choctaw People say that when the People first came-up out of the
ground, People were encased in cocoons, their eyes closed, their
limbs folded tightly to their bodies. And this was true of all
People, the Bird People, the Animal People, the Insect People, and
the Human People. The Great Spirit took pity on them and sent down
someone to unfold their limbs, dry them off, and opens their eyes. But
the opened eyes saw nothing, because the world was dark, no sun, no
moon, not even any stars. All the People moved around by touch, and
if they found something that didn't eat them first, they ate it raw,
for they had no fire to cook it.

All the People met in a great Pow-wow, with the Animal and Bird
People taking the lead, and the Human People hanging back. The Animal
and Bird People decided that dark was not good, but cold and
miserable. A solution must be found!!! Someone spoke from the
dark, "I have heard that the people in the East have fire". This
caused a stir of wonder, "What could fire be"!!! There was a general
discussion, and it was decided that if, as-rumor-had- it, fire was
warm and gave light, they should have it too. Another voice
said, "But the people of the East are too greedy to share with us".
So it was decided that the Bird and Animal People should steal what
they needed, the fire!!!

But, who should have the honor!!! Grandmother Spider volunteered, "I
can do it!!! Let me try"!!! But at the same time, Opossum began to
speak. "I, Opossum, am a great Chief of the animals. I will go to the
East and since I am a great hunter, I will take the fire and hide it
in the bushy hair on my tail". It was well know that Opossum had the
furriest tail of all the animals, so he was selected.

When Opossum came to the East... he soon found the beautiful-red- fire
jealously guarded by the people of the East. But Opossum got closer
and closer until he picked up a small piece of burning wood, and
stuck it in the hair of his tail, which promptly began to smoke, then
flame. The people of the East said, "Look, that Opossum has stolen
our fire"!!! They took it and put it back where it came from and
drove Opossum away. Poor Opossum!!! Every bit of hair had burned from
his tail, and to this day, Opossums have no hair at all on their
tails.

Once again, the Pow-wow had to find a volunteer Chief. Grandmother
Spider again said, "Let me go!!! I can do it"!!! But this time a bird
was elected, Buzzard. Buzzard was very proud. "I can succeed where
Opossum has failed. I will fly to the East on my great wings, and then
hide the stolen fire in the beautiful long feathers on my head". The
birds and animals still did not understand the nature of fire. So
Buzzard flew to the East on his powerful wings, swooped past those
defending the fire, picked up a small piece of burning ember, and hid
it in his head feathers. Buzzard's head began to smoke and flame even
faster!!! The people of the East said, "Look!!! Buzzard has stolen
the fire"!!! And they took it and put it back where it came from.
Poor Buzzard!!! His head was now bare of feathers, red and blistered
looking. And to this day, buzzards have naked heads that are bright-
red and blistered.

The Pow-wow now sent Crow to look the situation over, for Crow was
very clever. Crow at-that-time was pure white, and had the sweetest
singing voice of all the birds. But he took so long standing over the
fire, trying to find the perfect piece to steal that his white
feathers were smoked black. And he breathed so much smoke that when
he tried to sing, out came a harsh, Caw!!! Caw!!!

The Council said, "Opossum has failed. Buzzard and Crow have failed.
Who shall we send"!!!

Tiny Grandmother Spider shouted with all her might, "LET ME TRY IT
PLEASE"!!! Though the council members thought Grandmother Spider had
little chance of success, it was agreed that she should have her
turn. Grandmother Spider looked-then like she looks-now, she had a
small torso suspended by two sets of legs that turned the other way.
She walked on all of her wonderful legs toward a stream where she had
found clay. With those legs, she made a tiny clay container and a lid
that fit perfectly with a tiny notch for air in the corner of the
lid. Then she put the container on her back, spun-a-web all the way
to the East, and walked tip-toe until she came to the fire. She was
so small; the people from the East took no notice. She took a tiny
piece of fire, put it in the container, and covered it with the lid.
Then she walked back on tip-toe along the web until she came to the
People. Since they couldn't see any fire, they said, "Grandmother
Spider has failed"!!!

"Oh No", she said, "I have the fire"!!! She lifted the pot from her
back, and the lid from the pot, and the fire flamed up into its
friend, the air. All the Birds and Animal People began to decide who
would get this wonderful warmth. Bear said, "I'll take it"!!! but
then he burned his paws on it and decided fire was not for animals...
for look what happened to Opossum!!!

The Birds wanted no part of it, as Buzzard and Crow were still
nursing their wounds. The insects thought it was pretty, but they
too, stayed far away from the fire.

Then a small voice said, "We will take it, if Grandmother Spider will
help". The timid humans, whom none of the animals or birds thought
much of, were volunteering!!!

So Grandmother Spider taught the Human People how to feed the fire
with sticks and wood to keep it from dying, how to keep the fire safe
in a circle-of-stone so it couldn't escape and hurt them or their
homes. While she was at it, she taught the humans about pottery made
of clay and fire, and about weaving and spinning, at which
Grandmother Spider was an expert.

The Choctaw remembered!! !
They made a beautiful design to decorate their homes, a picture of
Grandmother Spider, two sets of legs up, two down, with a fire-symbol
on her back.

This is so their children never forget to honor

Grandmother Spider: Fire-bringer!!!

Walk in Peace