The Alpha and the Omega

Short link dump time (by which I mean two links).

First off, a collection of creation myth links.  I personally like the Tahitian one.  "Taaroa calls the four corners of the universe; nothing replies."

Then, zooming to the other end of time, we have a brief history of the apocalypse; which isn't actually a collection of end of the world myths, but rather a summary of just how long people have been doing the equivalent of walking around cities with "The End is Nigh" placards.  According to the Assyrians, we're at least 4800 years overdue.