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The '''myth of Parasaphi and Nadris''' is the creation myth of the [[Makabak|Makabaki]] people of [[Roshar]]. [[Navani Kholin]] and [[Renarin Kholin]] discuss it while trying to understand [[Dalinar's visions]] and the [[Desolation]]s. [[Evi Kholin]] told the story to Renarin when he was a child.{{book ref|sa1|61}}
 
According to the story, [[Parasaphi]] was a woman whose people had been all but wiped out in a [[Desolation]], while [[Nadris]] was a man, --perhaps her partner, --on his deathbed. In order to preserve her people, Parasaphi climbed the [[peaks of Dara]] to find [[Seedstones]]seedstones, stones touched by the [[Herald]]s. She collected them and brought them down to Nadris, then harvested his seed to bring life to the stones. [[Ten]] children sprang out and with them, Parasaphi founded the nation of [[Marnah]].{{book ref|sa1|61}}
 
PerThis thislegend myth,says that the Makabaki people are all descended from Parasaphi's children. This would mean that Marnah predates the [[Silver Kingdoms]] of [[Makabakam]]. However, in the modern day, it's unclear which mountain range corresponds to the peaks of Dara,. asThe severaltelling possibilitiesof havethe beenmyth putchanges, fortheach bynaming variousdifferent scholarsmountain ranges for the peaks.{{book ref|sa1|61}}
 
[[Dalinar Kholin]] found the idea that people would be born from rocks to be ridiculous.{{book ref|sa1|61}}
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Considering that humans aren't originally from [[Roshar]], it's possible that Dara and Marnah are locations on [[Ashyn]]. The myth might've gotten altered over the ages as this was forgotten, substituting some ancient wars and gods of the Makabakis' ancestors for Desolations and Heralds.
 
== Trivia ==
* The idea of stone or stone-like objects coming to life like Parasaphi's children is common in real-life mythologies, most famously in the story of [[wikipedia:Pygmalion (mythology) | Pygmalion]].
 
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