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Tales about humankind’s creation are common among human societies regardless of their cultural and spiritual origins.  From the Iroquois/Haudenosaunee "Sky Woman" creation myth and the Chinese Pangu to the Mesopotamian Enki and the Greek Prometheus, these human creation stories relate to humans being made from dust, clay or divine breath. English writer Mary Shelley wrote one of the most well-known stories of human creation and the desire to re-animate life from the body part

Blues music is infused with an apocryphal story surrounding blues legend Robert Johnson’s incredible transformation into an amazing guitar player after he supposedly met the devil at a crossroads near Clarksdale, Mississippi and sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his extraordinary guitar playing ability. LINK: The Apocryphal Story of Robert Johnson and the Devil Sinners underpins that piece of musical folklore in a storyline that begins as a tale of Black American op

The lyrics to musician Frank Zappa’s song “What’s the ugliest part of your body?” from the album We’re Only in It for the Money,  express...