The act of creation is the bringing of order from disorder, and in many of these cultures it is believed that at some point the forces preserving order and form will weaken and the world will once again be engulfed into the abyss.
O acto de creación é poñer orde nesa desorde, e en moitas das culturas con estes mitos hai a crenza de que en certo momento as forzas que manteñen a orde e a forma acabarán debilitándose e o mundo volverá outra vez a ser sumido no abismo.