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Origins of Jewi-Christian-Muslim monotheism

The Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg. Internet Sacred Text Archive Home. Tree of life. Motif in art and culture The tree of life is a fundamental widespread myth (mytheme) or archetype in many of the world's mythologies, religious and philosophical traditions.

Tree of life

It is closely related to the concept of the sacred tree.[1] The tree of knowledge, connecting to heaven and the underworld, and the tree of life, connecting all forms of creation, are both forms of the world tree or cosmic tree,[2] and are portrayed in various religions and philosophies as the same tree.[3] Religion and mythology[edit] Flood myth. "The Deluge", frontispiece to Gustave Doré's illustrated edition of the Bible.

Flood myth

Based on the story of Noah's Ark, this shows humans and a tiger doomed by the flood futilely attempting to save their children and cubs. A flood myth or deluge myth is a symbolic narrative in which a great flood is sent by a deity, or deities, to destroy civilization in an act of divine retribution. Parallels are often drawn between the flood waters of these myths and the primeval waters found in certain creation myths, as the flood waters are described as a measure for the cleansing of humanity, in preparation for rebirth.

Mythologies[edit] The Mesopotamian flood stories concern the epics of Ziusudra, Gilgamesh, and Atrahasis. List of creation myths. The following are common categories used to catalog or compare the various creation myths found throughout the world: Basic type[edit] Creation from chaos[edit]

List of creation myths