What is Creation myth?
[[File:Tissot The Creation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|''The Creation'' (ca. 1896-1902) by [[James Tissot]]<ref>An interpretation of the [[Genesis creation narrative|creation narrative]] from the first book of the [[Torah]] (commonly known as the [[Book of Genesis]]), [http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/onlinecollection/object_collection.php?objectid=26663&lefttxt=tissot painting from the collections] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130416014825/http://www.thejewishmuseum.org/onlinecollection/object_collection.php?objectid=26663&lefttxt=tissot |date=2013-04-16 }} of the [[Jewish Museum (New York)]]</ref>]] A '''creation [[myth]]''' or '''creation [[story]]''' explains how the universe started, how the earth came to be, and why there are [[human]]s. Creation myths are usually part of [[religion]]s and [[mythology|mythologies]]. Very often, creation myths say that humans were made by a [[god]], [[spirit]] or other supreme being. == North America == === Cherokee === In the beginning, there was just water. All the animals lived above it and the sky was overcrowded. They were all curious about what was beneath the water and one day Dayuni'si, the water beetle, volunteered to explore it. He explored the surface but could not find any solid ground. He explored below the surface to the bottom and all he found was mud which he brought back to the surface. After collecting the mud, it began to grow in size and spread outwards until it became the Earth as we know it. === Kiowa Apache === In the beginning nothing existed, darkness was all around. Suddenly from the darkness came a thin disc, one side yellow and the other side white, appearing suspended in midair. Within the disc sat a small bearded man, Creator, the ''One Who Lives Above''. When he looked into the endless darkness, light appeared above. He looked down and it became a sea of light. To the east, he created yellow streaks of dawn. To the west, tints of many colors appeared everywhere. There were also clouds of different colors. He also created three other go