The Finnish creation myth derives the cosmos from broken duck eggs

Evidence

As the duck warmed its eggs, Ilmatar’s knee grew hot, and she jerked it, and the eggs rolled into the sea and broke. But they were not lost: from the pieces of the broken eggs, the world was made — the lower shell became the earth, the upper shell the dome of the sky, the yolk became the sun, the white became the moon, and the speckled bits became the stars scattered across the heavens. — , A Year of World Stories, 13955

Categorization

• DEFINE: Records the Finnish cosmogony — a specific falsifiable mythic claim worth keeping for comparison with other creation stories.
• XREF: Connects to world-egg creation myths found across Egyptian, Indian, and Baltic traditions. — connects to: Parallel creation myths reveal shared human imagination while differences reveal distinct values. — , A Year of World Stories, 15608

Broader Connections

• Parallel creation myths reveal shared human imagination while differences reveal distinct values. #exemplifies (0.45) — , A Year of World Stories, 15608