Myths of Creation and Destruction

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In Greek mythology, who was the primordial goddess of chaos from which all other deities emerged?

  1. Gaia

  2. Eros

  3. Chaos

  4. Tartarus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chaos was the boundless void and the origin of all things in Greek mythology.

According to the ancient Egyptian creation myth, the sun god Ra emerged from which celestial body?

  1. Amun-Ra

  2. Osiris

  3. Horus

  4. Nun


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Nun was the primordial watery abyss from which Ra, the sun god, emerged.

In Norse mythology, what was the name of the giant who was killed by the god Odin and whose body was used to create the world?

  1. Ymir

  2. Loki

  3. Thor

  4. Odin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ymir was the primordial giant whose body was used to create the world in Norse mythology.

In the creation myth of the Maori people of New Zealand, what was the name of the god who separated the sky and the earth?

  1. Rangi

  2. Papa

  3. Tane

  4. Maui


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Rangi was the sky god who was separated from Papa, the earth goddess, by their son Tane.

In the Babylonian creation myth, what was the name of the goddess who gave birth to the gods and the world?

  1. Tiamat

  2. Marduk

  3. Ea

  4. Enlil


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Tiamat was the primordial goddess of chaos and the sea who gave birth to the gods and the world in Babylonian mythology.

In the creation myth of the Hopi people of North America, what was the name of the spider woman who wove the world into existence?

  1. Kokyangwuti

  2. Coyote

  3. Spider Woman

  4. Navajo Spider Woman


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Spider Woman is the creator goddess who wove the world into existence in Hopi mythology.

In the creation myth of the ancient Egyptians, what was the name of the god who created the world through his spoken word?

  1. Thoth

  2. Ra

  3. Osiris

  4. Atum


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Atum was the creator god who created the world through his spoken word in ancient Egyptian mythology.

In the creation myth of the ancient Greeks, what was the name of the god who emerged from chaos and created the universe?

  1. Zeus

  2. Apollo

  3. Hades

  4. Eros


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Eros was the primordial god of love and desire who emerged from chaos and created the universe in Greek mythology.

In the creation myth of the ancient Chinese, what was the name of the goddess who created the world from chaos?

  1. Nuwa

  2. Pangu

  3. Fuxi

  4. Shennong


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nuwa was the goddess who created the world from chaos in ancient Chinese mythology.

In the creation myth of the ancient Aztecs, what was the name of the god who sacrificed himself to create the sun and the moon?

  1. Quetzalcoatl

  2. Huitzilopochtli

  3. Tezcatlipoca

  4. Xipe Totec


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Quetzalcoatl was the god who sacrificed himself to create the sun and the moon in Aztec mythology.

In the creation myth of the ancient Mayans, what was the name of the god who created the world from a giant maize plant?

  1. Kukulkan

  2. Hunab Ku

  3. Itzamna

  4. Chaac


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Itzamna was the god who created the world from a giant maize plant in Mayan mythology.

In the creation myth of the ancient Incas, what was the name of the god who created the world from chaos?

  1. Viracocha

  2. Pachamama

  3. Inti

  4. Mama Quilla


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Viracocha was the god who created the world from chaos in Inca mythology.

In the creation myth of the ancient Babylonians, what was the name of the god who created the world from the body of Tiamat?

  1. Marduk

  2. Ea

  3. Enlil

  4. Ninhursag


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Marduk was the god who created the world from the body of Tiamat in Babylonian mythology.

In the creation myth of the ancient Egyptians, what was the name of the god who created the world from the primordial waters?

  1. Nun

  2. Ra

  3. Osiris

  4. Thoth


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nun was the god who created the world from the primordial waters in ancient Egyptian mythology.

In the creation myth of the ancient Greeks, what was the name of the goddess who emerged from chaos and created the world?

  1. Gaia

  2. Eros

  3. Nyx

  4. Tartarus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gaia was the goddess who emerged from chaos and created the world in Greek mythology.

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