First man or woman
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Various creation myths describe the legendary first human. In each case it can be either male, female, or a couple.
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List of first men or women in mythology
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Abrahamic mythology
- Adam and Eve
- Lilith
- Adam Kadmon (Kabbalah and some other mystical traditions)
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Australian Aboriginal mythology
- Wurugag and Waramurungundi
- Yhi
- No name, but see Kidili
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Chinese mythology
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Cowichan mythology
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Greek mythology
- Pandora - first woman
- Deucalion and Pyrrha (the first modern humans, though there were other races first)
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Hindu mythology
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Hotcâk mythology
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Lakota mythology
- Tokahe - first human emerged from the underworld
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Norse mythology
- Ask and Embla - first humans created
- Lif and Lifthrasir - first humans to repopulate Earth after Ragnarok
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Pachacamac mythology & Late Inca mythology
First man and woman were not named; see Pacha Camac for more information
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Polynesian mythology
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Marikoriko and Tiki
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Philippine Mythology
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Shinto
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See also
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