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-Roman, Norse, and Mesopotamian Beliefs “For as long as human beings have had language, they have had myths. Mythology is our earliest form of literary expression and the foundation of all history and morality” (1, Back Cover). Myths form many purpos ....

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.... well as to what occurs in those myths. Particularly interesting is how the theories of creation developed and the parallels that can be found in many of these cultures. If we take a closer look at some of the different theories of creation one of the most interesting reoccurring themes is the belief that all was created from nothingness. Each culture has a name for it but it is commonly referred to as the void. For example, The Greco-Roman theory of creation refers to the void as Chaos. “In the beginning, there was only Chaos, who is not quite a god but a shapeless and confused mass of elements. This was all there was for who knows how lon ....