An Analysis of the Shared Motifs in the Creation Myths of Greece and China

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10.2991/978-2-38476-432-7_33How to use a DOI?

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Motif; Greek mythology; Chinese mythology; creation myths

Abstract

Greece, as the birthplace of Western civilisation, and China, as the cradle of Eastern culture, have their own unique and romantic creation myths. In these creation myths, there are many similar motifs, which show the collective consciousness of human community and the cultural psychology of different cultures. This paper mainly discusses the four motifs of “Chaos”, “Cosmic Egg”, “Incarnation” and “Creation of Man from Clay”. It compares and analyses the mythological episodes and the concepts reflected under these motifs in Ancient Greece and China.

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AU  - Song Xu
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/06/22
TI  - An Analysis of the Shared Motifs in the Creation Myths of Greece and China
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 4th International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 293
EP  - 299
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-432-7_33
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-432-7_33
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