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Apollodorus, Library 1.7.1

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Creation from Clay

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Exact classical-text locator for the mythographic account in which Prometheus molds humans from water and earth.

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Creation from Clay

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The listed biblical, Akkadian, Greek, and Islamic sources attest distinct traditions in which a human or humanity is formed from earth, dust, or clay.

The motif is strongly documented, but modern biological interpretations are unsupported.
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The listed creation texts describe earth, clay, breath, or divine material; they do not provide genetic or laboratory evidence.

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