Each culture has its myths and legends about the creation of the human race - all of which overlap in so far as a duality of creational entities - god and trickster - good and evil - male and female - all having superhuman powers that link to a specific function for which they have been designated.
These legends, coincide with prophecies about the destiny of humanity - beginning and end. They have been passed down through oral traditions, ancient texts, stone tablets, and other artifacts found by archaeologists.
Creational myths sometimes speak of reality as a dream, illusion, story, or the like. They are correct.
Most creational myths speak of gods and goddesses who came from a place 'above' to seed the human experiment. They have all promised to return one day at the end of time, a golden age, or the like, when consciousness evolves in the alchemy of time. All prophecies say ... this is that time.
An origin belief or myth is any story or explanation that describes the beginnings of humanity, earth, life, and the universe (cosmogony). Such beliefs can be derived from many different venues including scientific investigation, metaphysical speculation, or religious belief. As with any set of beliefs, opinions regarding the validity of particular origins beliefs different points of view on these subjects vary widely.
Beliefs commonly refer to creation myths, mytho-religious stories which explain the beginnings of the universe as a deliberate act of "creation" by a supreme being. However, "origin beliefs" may be generalized to include non-religious claims and theories based in contemporary science or philosophy, the Big Bang, origin of life, panspermia, and theory of evolution fall into this category.
Exogenesis is a related, but less radical, hypothesis that simply proposes life originated elsewhere in the Universe and was transferred to Earth, with no prediction about how widespread life is. The term "panspermia" is more well-known, however, and tends to be used in reference to what would properly be called exogenesis, too.
The term creation myth may be seen as offensive when used to describe stories which are still believed today, as the term myth may suggest ideas which are absurd or fictional. These beliefs and stories need not be a literal account of actual events, but may express what are perceived to be truths at a deeper or more symbolic level.
Many accounts of creation share broadly similar themes. Common motifs include the fractionation of the things of the world from a primordial chaos; the separation of the mother and father gods; land emerging from an infinite and timeless ocean; and so on. Some religious groups assert that their accounts of creation should be considered alongside, supersede, or even replace scientific accounts of the development of life and the cosmos. This assertion has proven highly controversial.
Remember that reality is myth, math, and metaphor.
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