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Myths of the Libyites: Creation of the Earth
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The Creation of the Earth by the sons of Urtana
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When the time came for the Gods to create a home for their creations to prove their might, the Gods realized that their creations were without order or purpose. Thus the God Urtana sent his two sons onto the Earth, and gave them a mission.

"Go onto the Earth and make it suitable for the creatures to live upon. Give them purpose and structure upon which to build their lives."

And so the two Gods, Mano and Yema, descended from the Grand Mountain and set foot upon the earth.

When the brothers reached the land, they found stone and sand under their feet, and the wind tossed the sand around to cut like knives at the flesh of those who walked. The Gods journeyed some time in the desert until they came across a tribe of humans. The chief was shocked to see outsiders in his presence and ordered his warriors to attack, however they were easily subdued by the two gods. In amazement, the chief asked the name of the two strangers, who introduced themselves as the divine sons of Urtana.

"We are the sons of Urtana, the bringer of order. We have been placed upon the earth to bring order to the land and make your lives easier." Spoke Yema.

"Oh sons of the god Urtana," exclaimed the chief, "We ask that you provide us with food. We have been forced to wander the earth, hunting the wild beasts that feast upon the stones of the earth. We are weak and in pain from our hunger. If we had food, we could build temples to your glory and to your kin's glory."

"Thus it will be so," replied Manno. And the two gods set out to solve the problem of the Human's hunger.

The brothers thus knew the people knew a source of food that could grow again and again after it was harvested. Yema then spoke.

"Oh brother, pull the hair from my head and plant it into the earth by its roots, and let it grow for the people and the beasts of the earth to feast upon"

And thus, Manno pulled each of the hairs out of Yema's head, and the two gods planted them into the sands. But the two gods found that the hairs refused to grow. Yema thus bode his brother once again.

"Oh brother, take your lance and pierce my heart, and catch my blood in a pitcher. Together we will then cut a ditch into the ground for the people of earth to take from it as they wish."

And thus Manno used his lance to pierce the heart of his brother, and his blood came rushing forth, into a pitcher placed to catch it. When it was done draining, Yema had turned a pale white. The two gods then dug a vast ditch and poured the blood into the ditch. Yema took some of the blood, and poured it upon the hair, which turned green and grew strong.

When the two gods returned to the chief, he exclaimed with fright upon seeing Yema.

"Oh son of Urtana, what has happened to you? Your long hair has been replaced with baldness, and your skin has become pure white!"

"Fear not, people of earth", spoke Manno. "Do you not see what my brother and I have done for you?"

And so did Manno and Yema lead the tribe across the vast land, showing them all that they had done for them. Yema showed them the vast river called the Nile that he had carved for them to live among as well. And did the people praise the gods.

"Blessed are we under the care of Manno and Yema, the sons of Urtana!"

And did the chief give his two daughters to Manno and Yema in reward for their service to the people of earth. The wife of Manno bore him a son named Warona, while the wife of Yema bore him a daughter named Kaliya and a son named Māworta.

However, when the people of the earth came to build temples to the gods, they found that the skin and bones of beasts were unfit for glorious altars. And thus the chief of the people called upon the brothers.

"Oh sons of Urtana, we are without materials to build temples in your glory. Show us how to make structures that will withstand the harsh sands that the wind carries."

And so Manno decided he would show the people of earth how to hew stone from mountains. However, the brothers found they did not have a suitable place from which to teach the people to cut stone. So Manno and Yema took a small number of humans and lead them to a mountain range, only to find it guarded by the demon Āpāpiya. The serpent demon screamed from the top of the mountain,

"Oh sons of Urtana, I have known your father in battle and am his enemy. You shall never be granted acess to my abode in this mountain."

And so did the brothers fight with Āpāpiya. Manno stabbed the snake with his lance, and Yema used his scythe to cut the head off of the demon. Āpāpiya cursed the god Yema as he cut the head off of his body, "While you have stopped me now, know that I will seek you out Yema, son of Urtana. I will dwell in your abode until the end of days."

Yema responded, "You shall not dwell in my lands, Āpāpiya!" And so he took the severed head of the snake demon and cast it into the deep well leading to the Underworld.

The Gods then showed the people of the earth how to cut stone from the mountains. The two gods then took the ribs the demon and embedded them into the earth. Creating closer mountains for the people to cut from.

Soon the people had come to build temples to the Gods. The chief spoke to Manno.

"Oh grand god Manno, we wish to make offerings to your kin, but we feel we are unfit to hold that which we offer for your glory. We wish that you make the offerings to your kin in our name."

And so Manno and his son Warona gathered stones upon which to start a fire, but found out that they could not start a fire.

When Yema heard of this problem, he spoke to his brother,

"Oh brother, take my bones and wrap them in my skin. And take my flesh and place it in my trees for the people to freely eat of."

And so Yema offered himself as the first sacrifice, and his bones were wrapped in skin, and made into trees that bore his flesh as fruits and nuts. And so Manno cut one of these trees down, and used its pieces to create the first two fires in the great temple, named Agūna and Westiya. The two messenger fires then would consume the offerings of the people, and carry them to the Gods. Thus Manno became the first priest.

However, Yema had been killed, so that only his spirit remained. The people wept over the loss of their great teacher. So the Gods made a pact with mankind, that Yema would become the king of the Underworld, and that when the life of a human was over, he would travel to the underworld to live in peace under the care of Yema.

When the old chief died, the people wished to name Manno as their new chief, however he refused, instead naming his son Warona as the first King. However, Warona remained obedient to his father, putting even the King under the authority of the priest. As they were under his authority, Warona declared that all the mortals of earth would be known as men, the children of Manno.

And so the two brothers had succeeded in their mission, to bring order to the people and make their lives easier.



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