ABSTRACT
The aim of the process is to clarify what is assumed to have been the impetus, force or divine power that brought about the birth and organization of the cosmos, and, in this sense, cosmogonic myths offer an imagery of people's origins. After this people shall proceed to a chronological study of some major literary manifestations of cosmogonic imagery; this is a complex subject, for a myth about origins can inspire many different visions. Thus the creation narrative begins with the letter beth, the first letter of Berakha, meaning blessing and not with aleph. The interpretation by Fulgence Placiade, of The Aeneid and Virgil's role among the authorities as illustrated in The Divine Comedy demonstrate the importance of the ancient literary inheritance and the studies to which it gave rise. Many more references to cosmogonical themes occur in the works of the metaphysical poets who, from Donne to Vaughan or Crashaw, contemplated the universe.
