Creation of life from clay
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The "creation of man from clay" is a theme that recurs throughout world religions and mythologies. Examples include:
- According to Greek mythology, Prometheus (see Hesiod's poem Theogony) created man from clay, while Demeter breathed life into them.
- According to 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."
- According to the Qur'an, God created man from clay.
- According to Chinese mythology (see Chu Ci and Imperial Readings of the Taiping Era), Nüwa molded figures from the yellow earth, giving them life and the ability to bear children.
- According to Egyptian mythology the god Khnum creates human children from clay before placing them into their mother's womb.
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