creation myth

Sky Woman descending from the sky as animals help form the earth on a turtle’s back.

Sky Woman and the Turtle’s Back

by Elizabeth Fabowale

January 22, 2026

American Myths·Native American Creation Myths

High above the waters of the first world existed Sky World, a place of light, order, and careful balance. It was not a distant heaven but a living place where beings walked, gathered food, and followed sacred rules. At its center grew a great tree whose roots held the strength of the world together. Around this tree, life followed patterns

American Myths·Native American Creation Myths

Great Serpent Beneath the Earth

Long before human footprints marked the soil and before rivers learned their winding courses, the land rested upon something unseen yet alive. The earth was not believed to float freely in emptiness. It was supported, shaped, and steadied by a force dwelling far below the surface. Elders spoke of this

Parchment-style illustration of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox in snowy woods, American folktale.

Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Strength, Teamwork, and the Power of Legend

Long ago, in the rugged northern forests of America, where towering pines whispered to the wind and the snow stretched farther than

Parchment-style artwork of Davy Crockett firing into the sunrise on a frosty Tennessee hill, American folktale scene.

Davy Crockett and the Frozen Dawn: An American Folktale that Teaches Lessons on Boasting and Humor

In the early days of the American frontier, when the land stretched wild and untamed across Tennessee, there lived a man whose

A realistic painting of an American alligator resting on a muddy riverbank at dawn, surrounded by misty wetlands and tall grasses under soft golden light.

The American Alligator Legend

In the vast marshes and slow-moving rivers of the southern United States, where the air hangs heavy with mist and the reeds

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