I have a project for class to create my own myth. It has to be an origin/creation myth, like how did the universe come to be, how the leopard got it's spots, etc. And I have no idea what to write. Any help I can get would be extraordinary, thanks!
So like what type of thing do you want to focus on?
I'd liiike a creation myth, but any ideas you have would be a blessing.
For creations of animals focus on ideas of
Magic
Random Science
What they ate affected them
Genetic mishap creating something for them
You can do a thingy saying that the earth is made from the slain body of some giant like in Norse mythology.
Random tips (note that these are terrible examples but I hope they get the point across):
- Personification is your best friend! (eg. "how did continents separate? one of them was really weirding the others out so they backed away slowly")
- Puns are always good! (eg. "the land did something to offend the ocean and that's why the ocean is salty")
- It could also be the reason something is exactly the way it is and not another way ("why does the tiger have stripes? it started out as a leopard but then it moved before the paint was dry so it streaked")