Mistere ale antropogoniei: perspectivă comparatistă

Abstract

The greatness of the human being has been studied by scientists, interpreted by philosophers and revered by artists. Complementing the gnoseological truths about the human entity, mythical thinking proposes ontological revelations. Anthropogony is a branch of mythology that aims at the appearance or creation of man. Although universal culture attests to various belief systems, moments of surprising similarity arouse intellectual curiosity to research and classify mythical anthropogonic motifs. In this article we set out to investigate, from the perspective of comparative mythology, the subjects concerning: the act of creating the human being, but also the material used to make it; the varied range of anthropomorphic beings; the finality of human creation; as well as the need to repeat anthropogony. It captures the degree of veracity and topicality exposed by myths. Even in a postmodern world, myth continues to deliver valuable existential messages.