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  1. Aug 2020
    1. Illustrations of P'an-Ku represent him in the company of supernatural animals that symbolize old age or immortality, viz., the tortoise and the crane; sometimes also the dragon, the emblem of power, and the phoenix, the emblem of bliss.

      This is significant because Pangu is said to have been helped by the beasts when he was separating heaven from earth. This shows that Pangu didn't created the world alone. He had help from these 5 beasts.

    1. the gods have decided to send a flood to destroy mankind. Enki, god of the underworld sea of fresh water and equivalent of Babylonian Ea, warns Ziusudra, the ruler of Shuruppak, to build a large boat, though the directions for the boat are also lost.

      This part of the Sumerian creation myth has some similarities with Abrahamic religions. In these religions a prophet Noah was warned by god to save the people with an ark just like Enki warns Shuruppak. This indicates there could have been communication between people of both faiths.

    1. These include a creation myth and a vision of afterlife, which Islam shares with the other Abrahamic religions, as well as the distinctively Islamic story of the Kaaba.[1]

      This is significant because these religions like Christianity and Judaism, have almost identical ideas about creation. Judaism and Christianity and Judaism also have similar characters with different names. One of the few differences in the myths is the idea that Jesus is God's son, and that Mohammed was the last prophet.

    1. The first attempt was man made from mud, but Tepeu and Kukulkán found that the mud crumbled.

      This is significant because although, in mayan myth, the mud men crumbled, in abrahamic religions, they survived to become human beings. In islam, Adam, the first man, was made from mud and he lived. The same is said in christianity which also says that we are all his descendants.

    1. They talked about becoming husband and wife

      This is significant because it is completely against other beliefs. This type of act is considered incest in many other beliefs and faiths and is forbidden. Therefore, this idea is going to frowned upon by people today.