Humans are understood to have been created or originated in different ways depending on the context—scientific or mythological. From a scientific perspective, humans evolved through a lengthy process from apelike ancestors over millions of years. Modern humans, Homo sapiens, first evolved in Africa about 315,000 years ago and share a common ancestor with great apes like chimpanzees and gorillas that lived between 8 and 6 million years ago. Human traits such as bipedalism, brain complexity, and cultural behaviors evolved gradually through this process of human evolution.
In Greek mythology, humans were created by the Titan Prometheus who shaped humans out of mud, with the goddess Athena breathing life into them. After Prometheus brought fire to humans, Zeus ordered the god Hephaistos to create the first woman, Pandora. Therefore, depending on the version, humans are said to be created by Prometheus or Hephaistos in myth.
In religious traditions such as the Abrahamic faiths, humans are considered to be specially created by God, with the first humans being Adam and Eve, created distinctly and purposefully.
Thus, the answer depends on the framework: scientifically humans evolved through natural processes; mythologically they were created by divine figures such as Prometheus or Hephaistos; religiously by God in a special act of creation.
