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‘In the beginning, there were two [beings], Kôfêgûren and Shêfêgûren, light and darkness. They divided their souls into three [parts]: Shêfêguren became Shêtû, [who] created the sea, Shêhôrgul, [who] created ''Sen'', the first of the mountains, [and] Shênûrish, [who] created fire. Kôfêgûren became Kônôwîs and Kôdâlon, [who] created fate, [and] Kôhêrûn, [who] created the torch [of the sun]. To light the torch, Shênûrish [went] to Manârishen. Kônôwîs and Kôdâlon sat on the Sen until it was done. Then they came down. They went to Kâmârod in the west. There, they set the grass into the earth. They spread the seed in the wind. They planted a hawthorn bush. They created life. The following day, the bush was bearing fruits. The deities shaped 13 creatures [from them]. The creatures roamed [?] all countries to protect [them]. The following day, the bush was bearing fruits. Kônôwîs and Kôdâlon shaped six humans [from them], three women and three men. They went to Nishûnâc. There, they formed six humans, three women and three men, from light. They went to Nôrashet. There, they formed six humans, three women and three men, from earth. The light-human are our ancestors. Also, they are mothers and fathers of the Kôrûtûkin, the Kôsûshoc, [and] the Kôhûnon. Here, we still live today.’ | ‘In the beginning, there were two [beings], Kôfêgûren and Shêfêgûren, light and darkness. They divided their souls into three [parts]: Shêfêguren became Shêtû, [who] created the sea, Shêhôrgul, [who] created ''Sen'', the first of the mountains, [and] Shênûrish, [who] created fire. Kôfêgûren became Kônôwîs and Kôdâlon, [who] created fate, [and] Kôhêrûn, [who] created the torch [of the sun]. To light the torch, Shênûrish [went] to Manârishen. Kônôwîs and Kôdâlon sat on the Sen until it was done. Then they came down. They went to Kâmârod in the west. There, they set the grass into the earth. They spread the seed in the wind. They planted a hawthorn bush. They created life. The following day, the bush was bearing fruits. The deities shaped 13 creatures [from them]. The creatures roamed [?] all countries to protect [them]. The following day, the bush was bearing fruits. Kônôwîs and Kôdâlon shaped six humans [from them], three women and three men. They went to Nishûnâc. There, they formed six humans, three women and three men, from light. They went to Nôrashet. There, they formed six humans, three women and three men, from earth. The light-human are our ancestors. Also, they are mothers and fathers of the Kôrûtûkin, the Kôsûshoc, [and] the Kôhûnon. Here, we still live today.’ | ||
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== | ==Analysis== | ||
The text tells the story of (and is in turn the only source for) the Besokian creation myth. The story shows many parallels with the creation myth of its surrounding cultures; both the Divine Sequence and the Three Hills feature prominently, showing a series of deities create the sea, the first mountain, the sun, and finally, life. While overall fairly similar to the Olgish creation myth, the Hêrûn hâm Hôrenod notably begins directly with the Divine Sequence, omitting note of any previous ages. It also, unlike Olgish and Kalparian mythology, does not imply creation from chaos but presupposed the existence of two fundamental entities, represented as a juxtaposition of light and darkness and femininity and masculinity, placing this text closer to the dualistic mythologies of Seligon. | |||
===List of names and places mentioned=== | ===List of names and places mentioned=== | ||