The Myth of the Earth Diver

Travel with me back to the beginning of time ... Let me share with you some versions of the Earth Diver creation myth (or sacred story) ... since creation myths were traditionally orally told forms of verbal folklore, why not listen to them rather than read them ... choose one (by clicking on the start arrow) or listen to them all ...

North American versions

Creek (Aftandilian 2011, 194) - Kim Anderson

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Eurasian versions

Yenisei Ostyak (Köngäs 1960, 158) - Kim Anderson

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Crow (Köngäs 1960, 154) - Kim Anderson

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Bulgarian (Köngäs 1960, 161) - Kim Anderson

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Sarcee (Köngäs 1960, 155) - Kim Anderson

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Bohol (Kirtley 1957, 362) - Kim Anderson

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Did you know ... Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden, studied the Native American peoples around him and recorded his studies in 13 Indian Notebooks. English professor, Suzanne D. Rose believes his studies of Earth Diver myths are evident in this loon passage (Rose 1994, 77-78) ...

Thoreau Walden (Rose 1994, 84-85) - Kim Anderson

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Shoshone (Köngäs 1960, 152) - Kim Anderson

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Yokuts (Köngäs 1960, 153) - Kim Anderson

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Take note ...although the myth of the Earth Diver is common in the folklore of Native Americans in North America, it is not found exclusively there ... it is found in various Eurasian cultures as well ...