title: Origin of the World
text: # Origin of the World
  
  Origin of the World may refer to:
  
  In science:
  
  In religion and philosophy
  
  * On the Origin of the World, Gnostic work dealing with creation and end times
  * Demiurge, a term for a creator deity responsible for the creation of the physical universe
  * Sophia (wisdom)
  
  In the arts
  
  * L'Origine du monde (The Origin of the World), 1866 painting by Gustave Courbet
  * The Origin of the World, novel by Pierre Michon
  * "The Origin of the World" (Ōban Star-Racers episode), episode of the series Ōban Star-Racers
  