Mundane Egg

Mundane Egg

Many traditions of the ancient subscribed to the myth that the world was hatched from the Mundane Egg, which was usually lain on the primordial waters of the Earth. [http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/brewers/mundane-egg.html] [http://www.bartleby.com/81/11799.html]

Representations

* In the temple of Daibod, Japan, it is represented as a nest egg floating in an expanse of water.
* On the island of Cyprus, the egg is represented as a gigantic egg-shaped vase. [http://www.northvegr.org/lore/serpent/00403.php]

Ancient Traditions With Primordial Egg Myths

The following ancient religions reference the Mundane Egg or a similar egg in their creation myths:
* Japan
* China
* Phoenicia
* Hindu
* Polynesia
* Assyria
* Many of the Indo-Sythiac nations of Europe. [http://www.northvegr.org/lore/serpent/00403.php]

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