Cosmic Myth Worksheet
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Cosmic Myths Worksheet
Choose two myths from each of the following myth categories: creation, flood, afterlife, and apocalypse. Answer the following questions for all eight myths.
Creation Myths
Myth 1:
Egyptian: The beginning
Religion or culture of origin: African
Myth 2:
Religion or culture of origin:
Chinese
Who created the world?
Myth 1:
Myth 2:
Who were the main characters involved? What was the process?
Myth 1:
Myth 2:
What was the motivation to create the world?
Myth 1:
Myth 2
How did humankind come into being?
Myth 1:
Myth 2:
Did the original creator maintain involvement in the newly created world?
Myth 1:
Myth 2:
Flood Myths
Myth 1: Chinese Yu
Religion or culture of origin:
Chinese
Myth 2:
Indian Manu
Religion or culture of origin:
Indian
Who or what caused the flood?
Flood Myth 1: It is not clear who or what caused the flood.
Flood Myth 2: It is not clear who or what caused the flood.
Who were the main characters involved?
Flood Myth 1: Kun and Yao
Flood Myth 2: Manu and the fish
What was the motivation for causing the flood?
Flood Myth 1: the Motivation for causing the flood was “To make cultivation of the land possible” pg-54
Flood Myth 2: To wash away all of the creatures of the land
Who survived the flood, and why?
Flood Myth 1: Yao, and he people. Through the development of his “new technique of channeling passage to them to drain off to the sea.” –pg.54
Flood Myth 2: Manu and the fish. Because Manu saved a fishes life and ensured that the fish grew up safely to be big and strong; Manu was rewarded by the fish with the knowledge that there was a flood coming. The fish also told Manu for his help, when the fish grew to maturity he would guild his boat to ensure that survived the flood.
Did the original creator, or creators, maintain involvement after the flood?
Flood Myth 1: No, the Lord Ti was not mentioned after the flood.
Flood Myth 2: It is not
Cosmic Myths Worksheet
Choose two myths from each of the following myth categories: creation, flood, afterlife, and apocalypse. Answer the following questions for all eight myths.
Creation Myths
Myth 1:
Egyptian: The beginning
Religion or culture of origin: African
Myth 2:
Religion or culture of origin:
Chinese
Who created the world?
Myth 1:
Myth 2:
Who were the main characters involved? What was the process?
Myth 1:
Myth 2:
What was the motivation to create the world?
Myth 1:
Myth 2
How did humankind come into being?
Myth 1:
Myth 2:
Did the original creator maintain involvement in the newly created world?
Myth 1:
Myth 2:
Flood Myths
Myth 1: Chinese Yu
Religion or culture of origin:
Chinese
Myth 2:
Indian Manu
Religion or culture of origin:
Indian
Who or what caused the flood?
Flood Myth 1: It is not clear who or what caused the flood.
Flood Myth 2: It is not clear who or what caused the flood.
Who were the main characters involved?
Flood Myth 1: Kun and Yao
Flood Myth 2: Manu and the fish
What was the motivation for causing the flood?
Flood Myth 1: the Motivation for causing the flood was “To make cultivation of the land possible” pg-54
Flood Myth 2: To wash away all of the creatures of the land
Who survived the flood, and why?
Flood Myth 1: Yao, and he people. Through the development of his “new technique of channeling passage to them to drain off to the sea.” –pg.54
Flood Myth 2: Manu and the fish. Because Manu saved a fishes life and ensured that the fish grew up safely to be big and strong; Manu was rewarded by the fish with the knowledge that there was a flood coming. The fish also told Manu for his help, when the fish grew to maturity he would guild his boat to ensure that survived the flood.
Did the original creator, or creators, maintain involvement after the flood?
Flood Myth 1: No, the Lord Ti was not mentioned after the flood.
Flood Myth 2: It is not