According to the egyptians the creator of speech was the god Thoth
Babylonians believed that the language giver was the god Nabu, and the Hindus attributed our unique language ability to a female god: Brahma was the creator of the universe ,but his wife Sarasvati gave language to us.
Plato held that at some ancient time, a legislator gave the correct, natural name to everything , and that words echoed the essence of their meanings.