Why is water so prevalent in these creation myths? What does it say about the societies that created them? What natural elements may have influenced this?

Water plays such a major role in these creation myths because ancient people largely based religion around their everyday lives and what was around them. Greek, Egyptian, and Sumerian civilizations all rose up around bodies of water as many civilizations did and it allowed them to live and thrive. The creation myths show how they viewed water as a mystical source of life and power so naturally their religious figures would be of the water. Geographical elements have always shaped and formed religions to a certain extent and in an area of the world with such little water it is no surprise these three civilizations did the same.