Why do the myths of different world cultures address such similar or universal themes? Do we see these same themes in today's myths? Think about how myths explain the unknown and tribulations of humanity. The most common mythological theme in different cultures is the creation of humankind because everyone has always wondered how the earth was created and so on. Creation myths are "usually applied to a mytho-religious story that explains the beginning of humanity, life, the earth, and the universe as the result of a deliberate act of supreme beings or beings" ("Creation Myths ", 2007). Individuals from different cultures believe in a higher power known as God and believe that the higher power is the creator of the earth, animals and humanity, however each culture believes in different Gods but they all believe that God is the creator and this is the 'universal theme in different cultures. Cultural