Genesis: etiology according to ancient Israel
Enuma Elish: Babylonian creation epic
Epic of Gilgamesh: Babylonian ancestral legends
Plato: Greek philosophical exploration of the human condition
Etiology is the study of origins, asking why things are the way they are
Is the world basically good?
Why are we here?
Why do we fall in love?
Why is life hard? Why do we have to grow up?
Where does evil come from?
Why are there different languages, nations and cultures?
How did things get their names?