Various creation stories have a first man, the first human being. This was generally either a male, or a pair, one male and one female.

Examples:

• Aboriginal mythology
  • Wurugag and Waramurungundi
  • No name, but see Yhi
  • No name, but see Kidili
• Cowichan mythology
  • Quiltumtun
• Judaism, Christianity, Islam -
  • Adam and Eve.
• Lilith
• Norse mythology -
  • Askr and Embla - first humans created
  • Lif and Lifthrasir - first humans to repopulate Earth after Ragnarok
• Greek mythology
  • Deucalion and Pyrrha (the first modern humans, though there were other races first)
• Hinduism
  • Yama and Yami
• Hotcâk mythology
  • Kunu
  • An un-named one-legged man
  • Turtle
• Pachacamac mythology & Late Inca mythology
  • First man and woman were not named; see Pacha Camac for more information
• Polynesian mythology
  • Ele'ele
  • Kumu-Honua and Lalo-Honua
  • Marikoriko and Tiki
  • Tu-Mea
  • Tonga
  • Vatea and Papa

• Philippine Mythology
  • Malakas (meaning strong) and Maganda (meaning beautiful)