Myths of the first people and the ancestors of a nation: the Zulu uNkulunkulu and the reed, the Inca Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo, the Filipino Malakas at Maganda, the Vietnamese Lac Long Quan and Au Co and Adam and Eve in the garden. A myth belongs here when its cited article describes the origin of humankind or of a people. It excludes the making of the cosmos. Examples in the atlas include uNkulunkulu and the Reed.
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Adam and Eve (Wikipedia)
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Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman.
Lạc Long Quân (Wikipedia)
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Lạc Long Quân (Chữ Hán: 貉龍君; "Dragon King of Lạc"), also known as Sùng Lãm (崇纜), is a legendary king of the Hồng Bàng dynasty of ancient Vietnam.
Manco Cápac (Wikipedia)
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Manco Cápac (Quechua: Manqu Qhapaq, Cusco Quechua: [ˈmaɴqɔ ˈqʰapaχ]; born before c. 1200, c. 1230) , also known as Manco Inca and Ayar Manco, was, according to some historians, the first governor and founder of the Inca civilisation in Cusco, possibly in the early 13th century. He is also a main figure of Inca mythology, being the protagonist of the two best known legends about the origin of the Inca, both of them connecting him to the foundation of Cusco.
Unkulunkulu (Wikipedia)
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Unkulunkulu (/uɲɠulun'ɠulu/), often formatted as uNkulunkulu or uMkhulu Omkhulu, is a mythical ancestor, mythical predecessor group, or Supreme Creator in the language of the Zulu, Ndebele, and Swati people.
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