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In Hindu creation myth, the universe is created, destroyed, and recreated in an eternal cyclic process, with the god Brahma being the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer.

In Polynesian mythology, the cosmos originates from an egg that splits into the earth mother Papa and the sky father Rangi, whose children include the various gods and goddesses.

The Finnish creation epic, the Kalevala, describes the world being shaped from the fragments of a shattered cosmic egg and the earth being formed by the goddess Ilmatar.

The Christian creation narrative, outlined in the Book of Genesis, describes God creating the world in six days and resting on the seventh, with humans being created in God's image.

In the Yoruba creation myth, the supreme deity Olodumare sends the deity Orishanla to create the earth, but after getting drunk, his younger brother Oduduwa takes over the task.

In Shinto creation myth, the gods Izanagi and Izanami stirred the ocean with a spear to create the islands of Japan, and from their union, many Kami (Shinto gods) were born.

Pangu is the first being in Chinese creation myth, emerging from a cosmic egg and separating the sky from the earth, with his body parts forming various elements of the world.

In Inca mythology, the sun god Inti is the ancestor of the Incas, and the world is created and ordered by Viracocha, who emerged from Lake Titicaca.

In Norse creation myth, the world started from the void Ginnungagap, with the realms of fire, Muspell, and ice, Niflheim, creating the first being Ymir, from whom the world was made.

The Aztec creation myth involves five suns representing different worlds and eras, with the current era being the fifth sun, and the god Quetzalcoatl playing a major role in the creation of humans.

The Popol Vuh, a Mayan creation myth, tells of the Hero Twins who defeat the gods of the underworld, leading to the creation of humans from maize by the gods.

In Zulu creation, the sky god Umvelinqangi gives life to all things, with the first beings, Unkulunkulu and Umvelinqangi, emerging from a reed bed in an ancient marsh.

The Ancient Egyptian creation myth involves the god Atum rising from the primordial waters of Nun, to create the gods, humans, and the world.

The Dreamtime stories of the Aboriginal Australians describe an age when ancestral spirits formed the land, animals, and law for the people, shaping their culture and life.