Earth is a beautiful place with blue skies, towering mountains, lavish grounds, and wonderful people. There are numerous explanations and theories about how the creation of the world occurred, and two of these explanations come from the creation myths of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Although both are very different in context, these two versions explain exactly how the sky came into being, how the earth was created, and most importantly, how man was created and how he was destroyed and why. These two stories also contain similar themes that help build the story and are seen in the many situations that occurred in both creation myths. In the Mesopotamian version of how the land came to be it comes from the Enuma Elis. This story from the Epic of Creation centers on Tiamat, Apsu, Ea, and Marduk. Tiamat was the mother of the gods while Apsu was the father; they were in more ways than one, the supreme gods. When they decided to have children, they created an ever-expanding domain of gods who were stronger than the previous ones. These younger gods began to annoy Tiamat and Apsu. Even though Apsu wished to kill them; Tiamat refused and told Apsu that they cannot kill their own children. However Tiamat's words offered no comfort to Apsu and he began to devise a plan to destroy the younger gods with the help of his advisor Mummu. However unknown to them was Ea, who was eavesdropping on their entire plot. Ea, who became enraged, put Apsu into a deep sleep and then killed him. Ea proceeded to take a bound Mumu and place him on top of Apsu, and it is here that he established his abode which he called Apsu. Apsu is the personification of sweet water, and this is believed to be how sweet waters, or drinking water... middle of paper... the insatiable bloodlust, was formed. In conclusion, both Egyptian and Mesopotamian creation stories are very different. In one there was much more violence than in the other. However there are several themes that tie the two stories together and these themes could be seen through several examples from both stories. Both of these creation stories, in their respective different ways, show exactly how the earth was created and how humans were created. They also detail how the creation of man leads to his own destruction and how the compassion of the greatest God has allowed them to continue to live to this day. Therefore, although both stories are very different in context, they still carry very important and very similar themes to each other. That said, in their context they are very different, but in their themes they are similar in more ways than one.