In different cultures there are many mythologies that have their own version of the creation of the Earth, times, life, among many other aspects of humanity, which cause intrigue when compared with stories from other regions. Well, in India there are millions of deities, so over the years surprising myths have been woven around their religion that tell wonderful stories about the power of some of their gods; for this reason we are going to meet three of the most popular and curious legends of Indian mythology.
The gift of cotton
Legend has it that in ancient times there were no climatic seasons, so for the first inhabitants of the Earth it was always spring; For this, the members of the Toba tribe lived very happy, constantly thanking the God of Good, for the warmth and everything that he gave them. On the other hand, the God of Evil, who lived within the darkness, had a deep hatred towards the inhabitants of the Earth, because they never remembered his existence.
Therefore, this evil deity came up with the idea of taking revenge by creating a cold and lifeless climate called winter. With this she was punishing the inhabitants to suffer from the frost, at the same time she created the darkness so that they would not have the light. The tribe asked the God of Good to help them, this expanded its heat and transformed the leaders of the tribe into cotton flowersfor when they bloomed, the inhabitants would create coats with them.
the fifth sun
This myth relates that there are several times of the Sun and that at the end of the fourth a great deluge occurred on Earth, transforming people into fish. The gods, upon witnessing such a catastrophe, held a meeting to decide which would be the fifth Sun, the one that would save the Earth.
The ritual to transform into said Sun; it consisted of sacrificing a god by throwing him into a fire, in this case there were two gods, one called Rich and the other Poor, when the Rich tried to jump into the fire, his cowardice did not let him; however, the Poor God did achieve it by becoming the fifth sun. The rich man was moved by his bravery and threw himself into the fire and became the Moon.
Sun and moon
Sun and Moon are men who have been constantly fighting since ancient times. It all started when the Moon tells a man to look for some firewood and he agreed without any problem. However, the Moon did not clarify how much firewood he should bring her, so she made the man return repeatedly to the forest in search of more.
This came a time when he began to think, and realized Luna’s bad intentions, who had a reputation for eating men and made the boy collect firewood for his future dinner. The victim ran to accuse him with the Sun; the Moon followed him and tried to enter the house of her rival by force, the Sun came out furious and completely burned Luna’s face, causing large scars, causing her to have the characteristic spots that can be seen .
The world is full of interesting myths that awaken the imagination, and that become part of the culture, passing from generation to generation through fantastic stories, turning the everyday into something extraordinary. Now, which of these has been your favorite myth?