First man or woman

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Various creation myths have a first human, a legendary first human being. It refers to either a male, or a female, or a pair of one male and one female.

Examples:

• Australian Aboriginal mythology
  • Wurugag and Waramurungundi
  • Yhi
  • No name, but see Kidili
• Ayyavazhi mythology
  • Kaliyan and Kalicchi, the first man and woman of Kali Yukam, the present age.
• Chinese mythology
  • Pangu
• Cowichan mythology
  • Quiltumtun
• Greek mythology -
  • Pandora - first woman
  • Deucalion and Pyrrha (the first modern humans, though there were other races first)
• Jewish and Christian mythology -
  • Adam and Eve.
• Norse mythology -
  • Ask and Embla - first humans created
  • Lif and Lifthrasir - first humans to repopulate Earth after Ragnarok
• Hindu mythology
  • Manu (Hinduism)
• Hotcâk mythology
  • Kunu
  • An un-named one-legged
  • Turtle
• Pachacamac mythology & Late Inca mythology
  • First man and woman were not named; see Pacha Camac for more information
• Polynesian mythology
  • Ele'ele
  • Kumu-Honua and Lalo-Honua
  • Marikoriko and Tiki
  • Tu-Mea
  • Tonga
  • Vatea and Papa
• Philippine Mythology
  • Malakas (strong) and Maganda (beautiful)

[edit] See also

• Cosmic Man