Theogonic myths make up all those stories that explain the origin of the world.
There are many theogonic myths, in most of them there are gods and their interaction with mortals. Many of the myths have been taken from Hesiod's book, which is titled Theogony.
However, it is necessary to mention that in each culture there are theogonic myths, that is why there is a diversity of explanations about the origin of life, the universe, and a multiplicity of gods, all adapted to the context from which the myth arises..
Next, we will introduce you to some of the most popular theogonic myths.
As we have noted, theogonic myths are those stories that our ancestors used to try to explain the origin of the cosmos and of all human life.
In most of these myths mortals and gods intervene and, although they have elements in common, many theogonic myths can vary because they depend on the region or locality from which they have arisen..
Among the most popular we find the following:
Ometol is part of Aztec mythology, that is, it is typical of Mexico. According to this mythology, Ometotl was a god capable of creating himself. Therefore, it combines order and chaos, creation and destruction, life and death, the feminine and the masculine..
In Ometotl we see a figure in which everything is condensed and the one who creates everything, in turn. But, this god does not intervene in the lives of mortals, due to his divine nature.
The story of Brahma belongs to the mythology of India and narrates that, at the beginning of the world, all humans were immortal, but, when the god Brahma saw the behavior of man, he decided to turn him into mortal.
Once man was stripped of his immortality, Brahma met with the other gods to decide the fate of immortality and divinity, that is, a secret place where it was not available to mortals..
The decision was to hide it within the human, that is, that all men have divinity within them and therefore must work to find it.
Hercules is one of the most popular characters today, and it has come down to us from Greek mythology.
Hercules is the son of the union between the god Zeus and the mortal Alcmena; For this reason, Hercules is a demigod who has qualities such as strength, but also gluttony and compassion.
According to the story, Alcmena had two twin sons, Hercules and Iphicles. But, Host wanted to know which of the two was his son, so he assigned two snakes to go where the babies.
Little Iphicles was fearful, while Hercules took the snake and strangled it. At that moment it was known which was the child who descended from a god.
One day, Hercules was taking care of the flock of Iphicles, his adoptive father, and he killed a lion that was on the prowl.
Hercules is mentioned in almost all theogonic myths for his feats, such as killing the lion, facing the boar of Erymanthus, capturing Cerberus, among other tasks that a human could never have successfully executed..
Zeus is one of the most outstanding gods in theogonic myths, because, although he did not create other gods, or man, he did create many other things that allowed the life of man.
Zeus was the one who gave rise to the sky, the lightning, the rain, the thunder, the lightning, well, he is the father of the sky in its entirety, and he is considered as protector, generous, intelligent and just.
After ascending to the main god, Zeus married Hera and both decided to live on Mount Olympus, a place where many gods and demigods came to live..
The Milky Way is also included among the theogonic myths. However, there are two versions.
According to one version, Hermes is believed to have helped Zeus reach Hera; so that when Hercules consumed milk from the goddess, he acquired immortality. But, she, realizing, woke up and got rid of the child, spilling part of the milk with which the child fed, and it was this that gave shape to the Milky Way.
Another version says rather that Athena and Hera were taking a walk and met little Hercules. Athena convinced Hera to breastfeed and the child sucked with great force, so much as to throw out part of the food that gave rise to the galaxy..
This myth belongs to the Japanese worldview and tells that the gods called two very important creatures, called Izanagui and Izanami, so that they were the ones who created the earth.
To carry out the task successfully, the gods gave the young people a spear full of jewels and beautiful stones, called "Amenonuhoku", which means: "spear of heaven".
With these powerful tools the creatures began to move the waters to create an island where they would live as a couple. After their union, two children were born who did not obtain recognition as gods, so, despite the joy, the couple did not feel satisfied.
Therefore, Izanami and Izanagui came together again, and try again. After this new union, the eight largest islands of Japan were born, in addition to other gods.
Everything that arose from the union of these two characters, are part of the values, qualities and everything that represents Japanese culture.
These have been just some of the best known theogonic myths, then, there are many more, as well as cultures exist in the world.
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