Rolla-Mano, the old man of the sea in Aboriginal Australian lore, once followed a beautiful woman into the water. When his fire stick got wet, the sparks settled in the sky as stars 🌊✨

📖 by Claire Cock-Starkey’s Lore of the Stars

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According to Norse mythology, the universe was created from the body of the giant Ymir. His head forms the sky which is filled with stars from the realm of fire 💫✨⭐️

📖 from Lore of the Stars by Claire Cock-Starkey

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In ancient Babylon, people believed the gods drew pictures of animals in the heavens to send messages through the night sky ✨✨✨

📖 from Lauren Cock Starkey’s Lore of the Stars
🎨 by Gillian Eilidh O'Mara

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The latmul people of Papua New Guinea circulate a tale about a crocodile who dove into the primordial ocean and carried mud to the surface to create land 🐊

📖 from Claire Cock-Starkey’s Lore of the Deep

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In Egyptian mythology, the sun god (Ra) rises from the watery body of his father (Nun) to initiate creation 🌊☀️

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Ancient Mesopotamia mythology features a pair of creator gods: Tiamat, who exists in the form of a salty primordial ocean, and Apsu, who exists in the form of a freshwater sea. When their waves mingle, they create new gods 💙🩵

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The Finnish goddess Luonnotar, whose name means “daughter of nature,” once floated on the primordial ocean. The eggs of a sea bird nesting on her knee became the earth, sun, moon, and stars

🌎☀️🌙✨🥚

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