Re: Some Ideas for Nostratic Mythology... 2) Earth was created by B

Joao

You wrote

> THEME TWO: EARTH WAS CREATED
> Abstract: In the beginning only existed a primordial ocean. But

birds (or bird-gods) picked mud from the bottom of sea and created
Earth; gathering dry land.

>
> Sources:
> Siberia : bird-gods picking mud and creating Earth.
> Israel : The dove brought a olive branch to Noah.
> India : Varaha (Ok, a Boar is not a bird, but this entity saves the

earth from Flood)

> Egypt: Thoth as creator?
> Greece: During the Deukalion Flood, the people of Geraneia was

saved by following the cranes.

I know of no Egyptian myth that has Thoth as creator God. And it is
interesting how by selection of pieces of evidence from around the
world one can almost make a case for anything. What about the North
American "Thunder Birds" Joao. I feel we are in danger of doing what
various Christian sects do with the Bible - by selection of various
elements out of context we can prove almost anything. It is almost a
reversion to Victorian armchair ethnology.

Regards

John