T.S Elliot once said " the roots that clutch all myths together". That means all myths have something in common and are all related in one way or another. Myths are past down centuries and therefor some have changed but all have the same thought and are so important to mankind.
Themes of sacrifice, void and creators are at the center of many creation myths, which is unusual because their ways of life and beliefs are so different.
A common element in many myths is sacrifice. For example, in the Chinese myth Pan-Gu sacrificed his life and body to complete the earth. In the Maori is another myth because the children want to me free from there parents and therefor they separate them and sacrifice there love and creating sun and earth. Therefore it can be said that even though these myths are from different places, and times, there are some kind of connection between them.
In the beginning of many myths there was nothing (void). For example, in the Mayan myth the earth starts with no form and only void. Later someway the earth gets created. Another example of this is the Egyptian myth. It starts with a empty space and then the god creates it self out of that. This proves that people from other countries, with different thinking share the same ideas.
A similar element in many myths is the start of the world by great creators. In the Inca myth the sun is very lonely and because of that he creates the moons planets stars etc. This is similar to the Chinese myth because Pan-Gu does the same at creating. As we can see many elements in myths started from great creators and they became more organized even though the places are far away from each other.
"A Myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense out of the world". They help us under stand clues of history and uncover great information. Myths are not just some stories they are the keys to history.
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