With support from the University of Richmond

History News Network puts current events into historical perspective. Subscribe to our newsletter for new perspectives on the ways history continues to resonate in the present. Explore our archive of thousands of original op-eds and curated stories from around the web. Join us to learn more about the past, now.

How the stars became

In the beginning there was nothing. And then? Did the universe begin when an enormous cow licked the head of a giant buried in ice? Were people brought into being by a bored princess on the banks of the Yellow River, looking for playmates? Creation myths from around the world reveal how it all began.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4