How the Demiurge Became the Devil | Earth Diver Myth

The Devil is said to be God's twin brother, a primordial being named Nefârtat who retrieved the mud for the creation of the Earth from Saturday's Water, the cosmic ocean. How did he evolve from an Earth-Diver demiurge into a trickster archetype and later a personification of generic evil?

↟ᛉ↟ Welcome to Crowhag's Eyrie! ↟ᛉ↟

🔗 Connect with me on Patreon:   / crowhag   or Instagram:   / crowhag  

📚 References
📖 Patterns in Comparative Religion, Mircea Eliade
📖 The Sacred and the Profane, Mircea Eliade
📖 Dracul în Cultura Populară Maramureşeană şi Românească, Pamfil Bilțiu
📖 Mitologie Românească, Marcel Olinescu
📖 Mitologie Română vol. I, Antoaneta Olteanu
🎥    • How the Earth Was Created | Fîrtat an...  

🎬 Chapters
00:00 Introduction
02:31 The Evolution of the Devil
08:39 The Earth-Diver Demiurge
14:45 The Trickster Devil

⚖️ Created by Radiana Piț