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Geomythology

Geomythology is like telling stories about the Earth. You know how your parents or teachers tell you stories at bedtime? Well, just like that, people from long, long ago told stories about the Earth and how it was created.

But geomythology isn't just about making up stories. It's more like people looked at the Earth around them and said, "Wow! That looks like something else, like a giant creature or a big mountain. I wonder how that happened?"

So they started telling stories to explain all the cool things they saw, like why there were volcanoes or why the rocks in one place looked different than the rocks in another place. They even made up stories about why earthquakes happened or why the land shifted and moved.

And even though we now have science to explain a lot of these things, geomythology is still important because it helps us understand how people from long ago thought and what they believed. It also reminds us that the Earth is full of amazing things to explore and discover!
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