Creation Myths: Cosmic Eggs and Primordial Waters: Multiple Choice

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01The Orphic tradition of ancient Greece describes a cosmic egg laid by Chronos (Time). Which winged, serpent-entwined deity of light and procreation hatched from it?
02In Chinese mythology, the universe began as a black egg. A giant grew inside it for 18,000 years before breaking out and separating heaven and earth. What was this giant's name?
03The Dogon people of Mali have a creation myth where the universe begins with a single, vibrating seed that explodes, but it is also described as an egg containing twins. What is this cosmic egg called?
04In Japanese Shinto mythology, the heavens and earth were an undifferentiated mass, like an egg, before the first gods came into being. What were these primordial gods collectively called?
05In Norse mythology, before the world existed, there was a great void called Ginnungagap, bordered by the primordial realms of fire and ice. What was the name of the icy realm?
06In Egyptian mythology, the sun god Ra was said to have emerged from a lotus flower that rose from the primordial waters known by what name?
07According to the Hindu text Rigveda, the universe originated from a cosmic egg known as Hiranyagarbha. Which deity is said to have been born from this 'golden womb'?
08In the Babylonian creation epic, Enuma Elish, the heavens and the earth are formed from the two halves of the body of which primordial saltwater goddess?
09In Zoroastrian cosmology, the sky is described as a shell created by the supreme being Ahura Mazda. This celestial shell, made of shining metal, was said to be shaped like what object?
10The Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, tells of the world being created from the fragments of eggs laid on the knee of a goddess. What type of bird laid these crucial eggs?