Hi, I'm Mike Rugnetta, this is Crash Course Mythology, and today, we're going to talk about a small, easy topic: The creation of the Universe.

This is the first of several episodes on creation stories, and this one will center on myths that imagine a universe created out of nothing.

Or possibly something.

Sometimes out of water —

Probably water, but it's magical water.

It's primordial water.

Hey Thot, do Egyptian gods drink water?

Myths that describe creation as coming out of nothing are some of the hardest to get our heads around.

In Latin, the phrase "ex nihilo" is used to describe this type of creation, and it can cause a bit of existential dread for people who are uncomfortable with the idea of absolute nothing.

No time, no space, just an infinite void.