Creation Myth Themes

The parts of the myths that I heard most used were these:

1) Earth diver (wchi we discussed in class)
2) The use of clay or dirt to create either the world or humans.
3) Th cosmic egg.
4) "In the beginning there was nothing."
5) Body parts being using to create (Guam, Sedna, etc.)
6) The mother and father of the world being so close together that nothing can separate them (until their offspring do).
7) Sibling rivalry.
8) The Egyptian myth all on it's own.
9) And this one seems a little obscure, but the idea of the woman lying down to become either the water or create the land.

I thin one of the favorite myths I heard was actually the one from the Indians of British Columbia - the five beautiful women who each turn into an element of the world.