More ancient than even the oldest of stories is humanity’s perpetual quest for answers about and from the unknown. Whether through the stories people tell each other to bring meaning to the shapes, colors, smells, and sounds around us or the sincere supplications, words of worship, and earnest pleas offered to our deities and ancestors, humans continue to demonstrate their desire to understand the “Whys & Hows” of our world. The literature and resources included in this text set seek to explore ideas of how the world and the things within it came into existence as told through a variety of perspectives.
