Creation

Creation

Theol

1. God's act of bringing the universe into being

2. the universe as thus brought into being by God

Collins Discovery Encyclopedia, 1st edition © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Creation

Adam and Eve

first man and woman. [O.T.: Genesis 1:26, 2:21–25]

Allah

made man from flowing blood. [Islam: Koran, 96:2]

Apsu

primeval waters, origin of all things. [Babyl. Myth.: Leach, 68]

Aruru

goddess pinched man, Enkidu out of clay. [Assyrian Myth.: Gaster, 9, Babyl. Myth.: Gilgamesh]

Askr

first man; created from ash tree. [Norse Myth.: Benét, 58]

Ea

made man from primordial ocean clay. [Babyl. Myth.: Gaster, 9]

Embla

first woman on earth. [Norse Myth.: Benét, 58]

Frankenstein’s monster

living man created by a physiology student from body parts. [Br. Lit.: Mary Shelley Frankenstein]

Genesis

Old Testament book dealing with world’s creation. [O.T.: Genesis]

God

created the world in six days. [O.T.: Genesis 1]

the Hatchery

mass produces everything, including human beings. [Br. Lit.: Brave New World]

Khnum

ram god, created man from clay on potter’s wheel. [Egypt. Rel.: Parrinder, 155]

Prometheus

molded man of clay, animated him with fire. [Gk. Myth.: Wheeler, 304]

Shiva

Lord of creation; danced to begin life. [Hinduism: Binder, 23]

Star Maker,

the the creator and destroyer of the universe, depicted primarily as an artist detached from it. [Sci. FL: Stapledon Star Maker in Weiss, 248]

Tocupacha

molded man from clay. [Aztec Myth.: Gaster, 18]

Allusions—Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.