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-->-- [[Literature/TheBible Genesis 1:3]]

* In the Franchise/StarTrekNovelVerse, an Andorian creation myth referencing the sundering of their race into four genders is essential to the in-depth exploration of their culture. According to the myth, their race was split into four sexes to demonstate their lack of self-knowledge; they were missing a vital aspect of self-awareness that prevented them being Whole. To unite the four genders is to take a step towards reclaiming spiritual perfection - though the "missing piece" is also needed if Andorians are to truly grow as a people. See in particular the Literature/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineRelaunch.

* Franchise/TheSmurfs of ''Fanfic/EmpathTheLuckiestSmurf'' believe that Father Time and Mother Time created the earth and the universe on what is called the First Day, which is what they have celebrated every Winter Solstice up until they discovered the human holiday of Christmas.

** Followers of Dust like Weiss believe that everyone was made from Ice Dust (as in, the special dust used in ''RWBY'', not normal dust) in Atlas. [[LittleBitBeastly Faunus]] were made from Fire Dust in the deserts of Vacuo. Being made from separate Dusts is why the two species [[FantasticRacism don't get along]]. The Grimm were made without Dust, which is why they wish to destroy those who were made with Dust.

* In ''Fanfic/WarriorsRedux'', the mythology has been expanded to depict the forest's creation. It involves a monstrous creature called the Mother eating smaller monsters and then giving birth to three children: Tiger (Rokhar), Leopard (Suriin), and Lion (Horoa). Her children created the water, trees, clouds, etc. The Mother created the wildlife, with "less perfect" animals being made out of the monsters she eaten. Her greatest creation was the domestic cats and, as a result, she gifted them the forest. It's also explained that the sun and the moon are each an eye from Lion and Leopard respectively.

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* ''Literature/TheGraystoneSaga'' includes its own FantasyPantheon who are a huge part of the world's CreationMyth. The creation and religion of the continent which houses the story are an integral part of the plot.

* Cats in ''Literature/TailchasersSong'' have their own mythology. It is believed that everything was created by a Goddess called "Meerclar Allmother". The world was originally populated with cats, children of the original Two: Harar Goldeneye and Fela Skydancer. One of the Two's children, Grizraz Hearteater, was driven by jealousy to create a HellHound to [[SiblingMurder kill his siblings]]. His brother, Viror Whitewind, stopped it but died in the process. Their other brother, Tangaloor Firefoot, trapped Grizraz underneath a tree. After resurfacing later, Grizaz was blinded by the sun and dug a hole into the Earth, where it is said he still remains.

** [[GodOfGods Anu]] and [[TheAntiGod Padomay]] are the [[AnthropomorphicPersonification anthropomorphized]] primordial forces of [[OrderVersusChaos "stasis/order/light" and "change/chaos/darkness"]], respectively. Their interplay in the great "Void" led to Nir, "creation". Nir loved Anu, [[DrivenByEnvy which Padomay hated]]. Padomay killed Nir and the 12 worlds she gave birth to. Anu wounded Padomay, presuming him dead. Anu salvaged the pieces of the 12 world to create one world: Nirn. Padomay returned and wounded Anu, seeking to destroy Nirn. Anu then [[TakingYouWithMe pulled Padomay and himself outside of time]], ending Padomay's threat to creation "forever". From the intermingling of their spilled blood came the "et'Ada", or "original spirits", who would go on to become either the Aedra or the Daedra depending on their actions during the creation of Mundus. (Some myths state that the Aedra come from the mixed blood of Anu and Padomay, while the Daedra come purely from the blood of Padomay).

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': The Tale of Two Brothers is a children's story about the creation of humanity. The God of Light spent his days creating life: plants, animals, water, etc., while the God of Darkness created forces of destruction in an attempt to undo his brother's works: fire, flood, famine, were all attributed to him, as was the the creation of the Creatures of Grimm. Eventually, they decide to forge a truce, putting aside their differences to create a single masterpiece together that they can both be proud of. That masterpiece is humanity, blessed by the two gods to have the ability to both create and destroy, along with the knowledge to choose which path to follow. Satisfied with their work, the two brothers departed from the world for destinations unknown. [[spoiler:What the world doesn't know is that there is at least a kernel of truth to this tale. The four divine gifts of Creation, Destruction, Knowledge and Choice exist in physical form as four Relics. The BigGood has spent thousands of years [[SecretWar trying to protect]] the Relics from the BigBad, who needs them for mysterious reasons. Eventually, the BigGood created the four Huntsmen Academies and the very concept of the Huntsman, an elite warrior fully trained in [[MagicAIsMagicA Aura and Semblance]], to protect the four Relics; the show currently takes place during a time when the BigBad has just figured where the Relics are, and is attempting to destroy the Academies and the whole of humanity.]]

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': The Tale of Two Brothers is a children's story about the creation of humanity. The God of Light spent his days creating life: plants, animals, water, etc., while the God of Darkness created forces of destruction in an attempt to undo his brother's works: fire, flood, famine, were all attributed to him, as was the the creation of the Creatures of Grimm. Eventually, they decide to forge a truce, putting aside their differences to create a single masterpiece together that they can both be proud of. That masterpiece is humanity, blessed by the two gods to have the ability to both create and destroy, along with the knowledge to choose which path to follow. Satisfied with their work, the two brothers departed from the world for destinations unknown. [[spoiler:What the world doesn't know is that there is at least a kernel of truth to this tale. The four divine gifts of Creation, Destruction, Knowledge and Choice exist in physical form as four Relics. The BigGood has spent thousands of years [[SecretWar trying to protect]] the Relics from the BigBad, who needs them for mysterious reasons. Eventually, the BigGood created the four Huntsmen Academies and the very concept of the Huntsman, an elite warrior fully trained in Aura and Semblance, to protect the four Relics and the show currently takes place during a time when the BigBad has just figured this out and is attempting to destroy the Academies and the whole of humanity.]]

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': The Tale of Two Brothers is a children's story about the creation of humanity. The God of Light spent his days creating life: plants, animals, water, etc., while the God of Darkness created forces of destruction in an attempt to undo his brother's works: fire, flood, famine, were all attributed to him, as was the the creation of the Creatures of Grimm. Eventually, they decide to forge a truce, putting aside their differences to create a single masterpiece together that they can both be proud of. That masterpiece is humanity, blessed by the two gods to have the ability to both create and destroy, along with the knowledge to choose which path to follow. Satisfied with their work, the two brothers departed from the world for destinations unknown. [[spoiler:There is at least a kernel of truth to this tale. The four divine gifts of Creation, Destruction, Knowledge and Choice exist in physical form as four Relics. The BigGood has spent thousands of years trying to protect the Relics from the BigBad, who needs them for mysterious reasons. Eventually, the BigGood created the four Huntsmen Academies and the very concept of the Huntsman, an elite warrior fully trained in Aura and Semblance, to protect the four Relics and the show currently takes place during a time when the BigBad has just figured this out and is attempting to destroy the Academies and the whole of humanity.]]

* Volume 4 of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' tells one of Remnant's creation myths: the Tale of the Two Brothers. [[spoiler:Two brother gods, one of Light and one of Dark, created the world but were opposed to each other. Whatever Light made, Dark tried to destroy. Dark is also credited with being the creator of the Grimm. Eventually, however, they put aside their differences and together created something that had the potential to be either Light or Dark based on its own choice: humanity. They then left four powerful "Relics" representing the metaphysical gifts they'd left humanity, and departed for realms unknown. Whether the story is entirely true or not, the Relics themselves seem to be real, and are the things the BigBad is after.]]

* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'': According to myth, the God of Creation created the Sky World which had the various races slowly grow on the many islands that were created. Eventually his creations rebelled against the god, splitting him into two beings, one with the power of creation and the other wielding the power of destruction and regeneration. The former left, creating a stagnant world, being unable to destroy anything. The latter stayed in the sky world, making it undergo a cycle of destruction and regeneration all the way up to the present day. [[spoiler:As of the "Right Behind You" event, it's ''really'' unclear how much of this is actually true and how much of it is a misremembering of events between the Astrals and the Moon-dwellers.]]

* In ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'', the God of Creation created the [[WorldInTheSky Sky World]] which had the various races slowly grow on the many islands that were created. Eventually his creations rebelled against the god, splitting him into two beings, one with the power of creation and the other wielding the power of destruction and regeneration. The former left, creating a stagnant world, being unable to destroy anything. The latter stayed in the Sky World, making it undergo a cycle of destruction and regeneration all the way up to the present day. It's only brought up in the game when the player character, Lyria, and Vyrn reach the depths of Pandemonium, TheAlcatraz for Primal Beasts and wonder whether Pandemonium reaches down to the world of the god of creation. It's later hinted several times that the denizens of the Crimson Horizon, the world created by that god, have been trying to use Pandemonium as a bridge into the Sky World.

Compare CreationStory, where characters of the story are involved as creators or witnesses.

* An episode of ''Anime/HaibaneRenmei'' involves restoring an ancient book that told of a Creation Myth. The characters end up writing of how God created the world and then created {{Winged Humanoid}}s similar to Him. They were, however, too similar for His liking so He decided to erase them. God created humans afterwards. God fell asleep after creating everything, which caused the winged beings to escape from his dreams. After waking up, God decided keep the beings (who he named "Haibane") and gave them their own land in the sky to live on.

In The Pantheon/TropePantheon, this trope is reprisented by [[Literature/TheSilmarillion Eru Ilúvatar]] from the ''The Hobbit/Lord of The Rings'' franchise.

In The Pantheon/TropePantheon, this trope is reprisented by [[Literature/TheSilmarillion Eru Ilúvatar]] from the book ''The Silmarillion''.

* As the player progresses through ''SuperMarioGalaxy'' he unlocks chapters in Rosalina's Storybook, the tale of a girl and her Luma as they travel the cosmos in search of their respective mothers. It becomes clear very soon that the tale is autobiographical: the girl in the book is Rosalina's younger self, and the story tells how she came to leave her homeworld and become the immortal overseer of the Comet Observatory. She may not have ''created'' the universe, but she's essential in maintaining its cycle of death and rebirth.