world egg
US/wɜːld ˌɛɡ/
world egg noun: a mythological motif, found in the creation myths of many cultures and civilizations, of an egg from which the universe or some primordial being is "hatched".
Noun
world egg (plural world eggs)
- A mythological motif, found in the creation myths of many cultures and civilizations, of an egg from which the universe or some primordial being is "hatched".
- With this shaping of chaos into a world-egg, or earth-sphere, arises then, according to the representation of these cosmogonies, the first being, the 'first-born,' or the first man.
In Africa a Dogon myth says that in the beginning, a world egg divided into two birth sacs, containing sets of twins...1868, Johann Peter Lange, Genesis, Or, the First Book of Moses, page 181 - The Mande people say that in the beginning the creator placed various kinds of seed in the world egg.2010, David Adams Leeming, Creation Myths of the World: Parts I-II, page 313
- Synonyms:
- cosmic egg
- With this shaping of chaos into a world-egg, or earth-sphere, arises then, according to the representation of these cosmogonies, the first being, the 'first-born,' or the first man.
world egg meaning in Hindi
world egg in Hindi
- the world egg, universe
- अंड aṇḍ
Synonyms of world egg
Forms of world egg
| plural | world eggs |
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Questions about world egg
- What does world egg mean?
- World egg means a mythological motif, found in the creation myths of many cultures and civilizations, of an egg from which the universe or some primordial being is "hatched".
- What is world egg in Hindi?
- World egg in Hindi is अंड (aṇḍ). See World egg meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is world egg?
- World egg is a noun.
- How do you pronounce world egg?
- World egg is pronounced /wɜːld ˌɛɡ/ (US).
- What is the plural of world egg?
- The plural of world egg is world eggs.
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