Creation
Creation denotes accounts of cosmic and social origins; Mesopotamian and Indigenous traditions vary in creators, processes, and scope, while the Kalevala personifies it genealogically.
Our paraphrase of what the sources say it carries.
At a glance
- Type
- Concept
- Borne by
- 2 figures
- Traditions
- Biblical folklore (1)Jewish folklore (1)
Figures that bear it
A model judged each figure against its own description, one term at a time. Is: the figure is a kind of this thing. Bears: it carries the thing or is marked by it. What a figure does is filed under motifs and powers. Open "why" for the sentence the judgement rests on.
- Behemoth bears Biblical folklore
why
Behemoth, a colossal creature of Biblical lore, stands as a testament to the raw, untamed power of primordial creation.
- Ziz bears Jewish folklore
why
This creature represents the incomprehensible scale of creation, its immense size and strength a testament to the boundless wonders and mysteries of the world.