Well i have been looking into mythologies lately, and seeing the similarities across the spectrum. The first one is the cosmic Egg idea of creation. A giant egg out there waiting to open and create the heavens and the earth, and then the creators emerging to then create the gods and then to populate the earth. The Cosmic egg has traditions in China, ,The Dogon people of Africa, Aztecs and many of the Pacific Island tribes have this myth.
Another world creator that is spread across the earth is that of the World Serpent, this exists in Egyptian Mythology, Greek, Australian and many African myths.Thor once while fishing pulled up the great World Serpent in Norse myth. The Hindu God Vishnu rests on the Serpent Ananta when serpent appears from his navel the flower opens and the creator god Brahma appears inside.
Love that image of Mami Wata http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mami_Wata
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