Creating+the+World

Atum Creating the World

"I am He Who Came into Being. I lifted myself from the watery mass, out of stillness. I did not find a place where I could stand. I was alone. I took courage in my heart. I laid the benben (foundation, primeval mound.) I created other gods to keep me company. Men and women arose from the tears which came forth from my eyes."

Hymns of Atum