Creation Myth

This story begins with a young and reckless god named Hypos, he was the god of everything there is. He created the sun, earth, water, and plants. He was very pleased with his creation and out of his excitement he formed his brother Yertis. Yertis also has the same power as Hypos, except Yertis is the evil one. They both helped each other out making planets and other things. They were the first to wonder if there was anyone before them. So they searched for anyone else and they found nothing but themselves and their creations. So they decided to create monsters. They created them out of their own image. They made a man on earth and a very elegant woman that Hypos fell in love with. Yertis was also in love with her and the two brothers started fighting. Each hit that missed sent a shockwave so powerful to shake everything on earth. Thus, mountains were created. The woman that they created ran away with the man they created. The two brothers were angered by this and created animals to find them. They waited patiently for the animals to bring them back, but the animals were not smart and didn’t do anything but take care of themselves. The two brothers made monsters to search for them. The monsters brought them back but by the time they got back to their creators they were very old. The two brothers were astounded at how they changed and forgave each other. The brothers commanded the monsters to populate the world, gave them seeds for the growth of food, planting trees, and metals. The monsters did as they were told and meanwhile the two brothers were lonely, so they made two goddesses. One named Opay which became Yertis’ wife and the other named Aliesh which became Hypos’ wife. Both the brothers had one child each. Yertis had a girl and Hypos had a boy. The two were not the same as their parents but the two children grew up more powerful than their parents and destroyed their parents. The particles that was left of their parents became the stars and sky that we see today. Opay and Aliesh destroyed all the monsters on the earth by fire. The ashes that was left was made into other humans that we see today. All the animals stayed unharmed as a reminder of Opay and Aliesh’s parents. The humans found the seeds for food, trees, and metals. Opay and Aliesh taught the humans how to use everything. The humans learned how to plant the seeds, plow, and get the food when it was ready. Opay and Aliesh told the humans to make temples in their name and worship them. The humans didn’t know how so the Opay and Aliesh taught them how. The humans built many temples and made buildings to live in, which is what we see now.