Minimum of 175 words: Consider the creation myths we’ve read/watched

Minimum of 175 words: 

Consider the creation myths we’ve read/watched this week.

Why do you think there are so many similarities in the themes of various creation myths? 

Why, for example, are there so many flood myths? 

What do these myths teach us about the cultures that created them? Refer to at least one creation myth with a few descriptive details to support your answer.