Man and Mud

HISTORY
The "creation of man from clay" is
a miraculous birth theme.

EVIDENCES
• Sumerian Mythology: God Enki created servant of the Gods,
humankind, out of clay and blood[1].
• Chinese Mythology: Nüwa molded figures from the yellow
earth [2].
•  Egyptian mythology: God Khnum created human children
from clay before placing them into their mother's womb [3].
 HISTORY
• Bible (Genesis 2:7) "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." [4]
• Qur'an: God created man from quintessence of clay
[5].
• Hindu Mythology: Parvati, the mother of Ganesh,
made Ganesh from clay and turned the clay into flesh
and blood [6].
• Greek Mythology: Prometheus moulded men out of
water and earth [7].
 REFERENCES
1. http://Etcsl.Orinst.Ox.Ac.Uk/Section1/Tr112.Html
2. Hinton, David (2008). Classical Chinese Poetry: An Anthology. New York:
Farrar, Straus, And Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-10536-5
3. http://Www.Britannica.Com/Ebchecked/Topic/316758/Khnum
4. Bandstra BL. (2008). Reading The Old Testament. Cengage
Learning. ISBN 0495391050
5. Boullata I, "Literary Structure Of Quran", Encyclopedia Of The Qurʾān, Vol.3
P.192, 204
6. Dowson, John (1888). A Classical Dictionary Of Hindu Mythology And
Religion, Geography, History, And Literature. Trubner & Co., London.
7. Apollodorus. The Library Book 1, Translated By J. G. Frazer,  2nd B.C.
8. (2007) 127, 1701–1712.