Similar Myths to Norse Creation Myth in Other Cultures

In the Aztec creation story, the four gods first create water, other gods, and a sea monster called Cipactli. As they continue to create things, though, Cipactli eats all their work. So the gods ki...

Like the Norse, the Babylonians had a kind of gory creation story. The Babylonian creation myth is called the Enuma Elish, and it's found on seven clay tablets. In this myth, the sky god Marduk kil...

Book X of the Hindu Rig Veda describes how the universe was created from the sacrifice of a "primal man," a giant named Purusha. The parts of his body make up the whole world. His belly becomes "mi...