خلاصة:
In most beliefs and myths formed among various peoples regarding the creation of humans, a common father and mother are assumed to exist for all humans. Apparently, various peoples agree on this idea. Differences arise when discussing the origin of this common father and mother and the sequence of their creation in terms of gender, as well as when a philosophy for the creation of humans is defined. To achieve some of these intellectual foundations, myths of human creation in Iranian, Semitic, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, and Indian beliefs have been examined analogically, and the similarities and differences present in the thoughts of the aforementioned peoples have been considered.
ملخص الجهاز:
To achieve some of these intellectual foundations, the myths of human creation in Iranian, Semitic, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, and Indian beliefs have been examined in a comparative manner, and the similarities and differences existing in the thoughts of the aforementioned nations have been taken into account.
In this article, an attempt has been made to answer the following questions by examining the myth of the creation of man in Iranian beliefs and comparing it with Semitic, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Greek, Indian, and Manichaean thoughts: Where do the aforementioned nations place the origin of man?
The story of human creation in the Torah is stated as follows: "And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
20 Adam is created from dust, the Egyptian god Geb himself is the earth, and both man and woman emerge from a single male body.
This religion believes in the existence of common parents for all human beings, but Ahura Mazda, the supreme god in Zoroastrianism, before the creation of Mashya and Mashyana (the first human couple), first created the prototype of man: Keyumars, meaning "life is mine.
Arthur Christensen, The First Examples of Humans and the First Kings in the Mythical History of Iranians, translation and research by Zhaleh Amouzegar and Ahmad Tafazzoli (Tehran: Cheshmeh Publications, 1377), 36.
Arthur Christensen, Archetypal Men and Archetypal Kings in the Mythical History of the Iranians, translation and research by Zhaleh Amouzegar and Ahmad Tafazzoli (Tehran: Nashr-e Cheshmeh, 1377), p.
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