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CREATION MYTHOLOGY
At one time, people lived together with animals underneath the earth with Enkai as their
master and the God of all lives. During this time, both animals and people lived in harmony
under the leadership of Enkai without any complain. No one thought about the existence of earth
and therefore satisfied with their current situations. However, Enkai knew about the world above
but did not tell his friends because he always wanted to be in control of everything. Despite the
absence of the sun, this place always had light. Enkai represented all good things, however He
had the power to bring devastation and natural calamities, and could also destroy things. When
Enkai had bad moods, he behaved like fire and when he was in good moods he took the form of
Enkai made humans the highest among all animals and the lowest of the gods. The body
of a human being resembled that of an animal: mortal, sensate, and corporeal. The intellect and
spirit of humans was like that of the gods: rational, immortal, and incorporeal. The humans got
their descent from animals but they had more intelligence than them. Despite their differences,
both animals and humans lived in harmony in the underworld and there was no one greater than
the other. Human beings did not draw boundaries and they did not try to find a position in their
relationship with the animals. It was hard to tell who was superior to the other. Both the humans
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and animals respected each other. They took care of each other with the animals protecting man
All this time, Enkai the deity was planning on what he would do with the world above.
First he created a huge tree with branches stretching all over the country. At the base of the tree,
Enkai dug a hole that connected the underworld to the earth. Using the branches of the tree, he
furnished the world according to his liking. After he finished creating the world he led the first
man up the hole. He sat at the bottom of the tree as the other people followed. A woman came
out next and the rest of the crowd followed. All the people gathered at the foot of the tree amazed
by the things in the new world. Happy that the people like their new environment, Enkai started
leading the animals out of the hole. Unlike people, some animals went up the root of the tree and
came out through the branches that had spread in different parts of the world. They continued
coming out until there was no man or animal remaining underneath. Soon, the world that Enkai
created was filled with people and animals. There were plant inform of trees. The world below
where there was only light and happiness was left empty. The departure to the new world brought
Enkai gathered all animals and people around him and ordered them to live in harmony.
He warned men not to ever start a fire or something evil would befall them. The people assured
him that they would follow his orders. After giving his orders, Enkai went to live in a place
where he could watch the world secretly. However, when the evening came, the only source of
light, the sun went down. The people were very frightened because they were not used to
darkness. In the world beneath there was always light. Both the animals and the people could no
longer see each other. Only sounds of some animals could be heard. They could no longer see the
fur of animals and could not keep themselves warm. The place was so dark and extremely cold.
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The men were so desperate but one of them suggested that they should light a fire to keep them
warm and provide them with light. They forgot about the warning they were given by Enkai.
Once again they could now see each other and they kept themselves warm. Enkai was no longer
there to warn them. From the day he left, both the animals and human beings had never seen
him. As a result, they felt that they needed to look for a way to protect themselves. They did not
However, the animals were frightened by the fire and they fled to the caves and the
forests. They thought that man was looking for a way to kill them so they decided to ran for their
lives. Since this night, man was not able to communicate with the animals again. The friendship
they had was replaced by fear. Some animals feared the man while the man started fearing some
animals. The cats, dogs, cows, goats, sheep, rabbits, chicken, and donkeys decided to be left
behind. However, these domestic animals were very tired from the long journey from the
underworld and had gone to sleep. They did not notice the man lighting the fire and by the time
they woke up, it was already in the morning. When they asked man where the other animals
were, the man lied them that their deity, Enkai had decided that they should go and live in the
forests. This was the only way that he could keep the remaining animals closer to him. The man
also told them about the new technique they had discovered as a source of light and a way to
keep themselves warm. So by the time he was lighting fire in the evening, the animals were
psychologically prepared and did not run away. From this day onwards, these animals decided to
From this moment, man became an enemy to the animals living in the forests and
whenever most of them could see him could hurt him. The animals also felt that the animals that
were left behind betrayed them and a war was declared between the two groups. The domestic
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animals were no longer friends with wild animals. The wild animals started hunting the domestic
animals but the man always ensured that they were protected. Domestic animals were not around
to go anywhere near the forests. When the wild animals started attacking, the man was forced to
kill them to defend himself. He also realized that some meat from some of the animals was
edible while others were poisonous. Man decided to make some tools to protect himself.
However, man did not intend for the rivalry between him and the animals. He was only
looking for himself and if it was warm and if there was light, then he would not have resulted to
building the fire. He had no way of explaining these to the animals because they had already left.
The two groups became the worst of enemies and men had power over the animals. The
relationship became worse when man could not find something to fill his belly. To prevent
starvation, he had to kill some animals. However, he did not kill for the enemity, but because he
needed food to survive. He even started killing the domestic animals for food but the animals had
nowhere to run to because the wild animals were hunting for them. The friendship between man
and domestic animals started becoming weak. No matter how hard some animals like the donkey
The men also believed that wind, thunder, and rain had life similar to them and the
animals. They believed that the spirit of Enkai lived in them. Whenever there were floods,
drought, and thunder, man believed that Enkai was punishing them for been disobedient. They
believed Kang was always watching and as a result they tried their best not to commit sins. Men
continued to hunt for the animals for food. However, they did this for survivor and not as way of
punishing the animals despite their rivalry. As a result of man’s evil, there no more harmony on
Supreme Being
The myth had Enkai as the Supreme Being. Enkai is the one who discovered the earth
and he is the one who put both man and animals in it. Enkai created the wondrous tree that had
its branches all over the world. Enkai is not a clear form because it is hard to tell whether he is a
human or an animal. People placed their faith in him. Enkai discovered the earth and he created a
big tree with branches that would help go to all parts of the world. He made a hole that people
and the animals used. If it were not for him, human beings and animals would not be where they
are today. He is the reason why people are on earth today. For example in the Greek creation
myth, Zeus was the god of all people and animals on earth. She laid an egg that hatched to
people and animals. In the creation myth of the Japanese, the green plant transformed to the
Supreme Being. In the Christian creation myth, God was the Supreme Being.
In this creation myth, there was a below earth where both people and the animals lived
happily. Both people and animals originated from world below the earth. It was when they were
here that Enkai discovered the land above and decided to keep it as a secret. He dug a hole that
connected the two worlds and brought the animals and people living below to the wondrous land.
The animals found a way to get out of this world where they climbed up the roots of the tree and
it led them to the branches. The tree helped the animals to spread to different parts of the world.
In this myth, Enkai created the earth. For example, in the creation myth of the Bushmen in
Africa, both animals and men lived underground until earth was discovered above them.
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In this creation myth, the animals were viewed as equals of men, until the disobedience
of man. Both humans and animals lived happily together and there was no economic, social, and
sexual tension. They understood each other and they did have fear amongst them. Despite the
misunderstanding because of the fire, both the animals and men used to get along. They did not
even have leaders to control them. They have no differences between them. The animals were
important until later when they started hunting them because of their differences. They played a
very significant role of giving man some company. In Iroquois creation myth, the sea animals
saved the woman falling from the sky and they build her an island where she lived.
Before Enkai left, he gathered both men and women and instructed them not to start a fire
or an evil would befall them. However, men committed a sin when disobeyed their god and they
started a fire in order to get light and warmth because it was too dark and cold respectively. As a
result, the animal ran away because they were frightened by the fire. Ever since this day, the
good relationship between animal and humans was broken. Men became superior to the animals.
For example, in the Greek creation myth, Pandora was given a box that he was not supposed to
open by Zeus. Due to curiosity, Pandora opened the box and all the problems of the earth flew
out. Since that day, the entire human race started suffering.