Creation Myths across the Cultures Hum/105 World Mythology Creation Myths across the Cultures “In the beginning‚ there was - Nun? Nothing? A great blackness? Water? Perhaps‚ there was only sand and sky?” All of the great Creation stories begin with this very simple statement‚ and then proceed to tell us of the gods and goddesses that created this vast and wonderful Earth. Although these stories had many similarities‚ they also had just as many differences. In this essay‚ I am going to
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MYTHICAL EXPLANATIONS – the creation myth Creation myths evolve in nearly as many ways as there are cultures. Sometimes they are used to solidify political power‚ as when Egypt moved back and forth from the gods Aten and Amen. More frequently they are used to explain the unknown. Some cultures used the familiar (animals‚ clay‚ mud‚ etc) to explain their existence‚ while others used the sun and moon‚ which were IN their lives‚ but not OF them. The Inuit creation myth turns the emergence tradition
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Cited: World Religions From Ancient History to the Present editor: Geoffrey Parrinder‚ copyright 1971‚ The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd. Essays On a Science of Mythology Carl Jung‚ copyright 1949‚ Pantheon Books Inc. Myths To Live By Joseph Campbell‚ copyright 1972‚ Viking Press Religions of the World Lewis M. Hopfe‚ Copyright 1976‚ Prentice-Hall Inc. Mythology Edith Hamilton‚ copyright 1942‚ Little Brown Inc. Encarta ’95 copyright 1995‚ Microsoft corp.
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characters in stories‚ archetypes can also be recognized in main plots or ideas in stories. The death archetype is seen in different myths throughout history‚ being shown in the "Coyote and the Origin of Death" and "The Origin of Death." When humans tried to find the reasoning for things‚ they made up myths that seemed to make sense. Different people created different myths‚ thus making way for the archetypal patterns. Death is in stories and poems that we have read. In "Coyote and the Origin of Death
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The Maori of New Zealand‚ for example‚ say that the union of Rangi and Papa (Father Sky and Mother Earth) produced all things. Read more: http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Ca-Cr/Creation-Stories.html#ixzz3TvkCGjmK Which world or worlds‚ such as sky‚ earth‚ and underworld‚ are represented in the myths you chose? What are the elements of these worlds? Viracocha: Earth‚ darkness‚ lake Titicaca‚ sun‚ moon and stars‚ men turned to stones‚ created men after flood but kept them inside the earth. Waterfalls
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to day lives. Without having a purpose or explanation for being here‚ some people would question the point. So to avoid this‚ fortunately there is a massive amount of myths that one can choose from to satisfy their beliefs. Some favorites I have found include the creation stories of the Enuma Elish‚ the Hebrew Bible‚ and Hittite Myths. Each starts the same‚ or about the same in a roundabout way and achieves the ultimate goal‚ a purpose in life. However‚ their approaches and pathways to eternity vary
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provides brief commentary on the most important biblical texts. In this instance‚ this paragraph precedes Genesis 1: 1- 2: 25. Two Different Creation Stories: The Bible begins with two different versions of the story of the beginning of the world. The two versions arose at different periods Israel’s history. Most scholars would date the creation story in Genesis 2: 4-25 earlier than 1:1 to 2:3. The former was probably written during the time Israel had kings reigning in Jerusalem and before
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The creation myth‚ Enki and Adapa‚ is known as one of the most important creation myths to history that originated in the Sumerian society. The myth has then went on to influence other societies‚ especially those that came after the Sumerians. Enki and Adapa proves why humans are immortal and holds other exclamations during that time; told though the characters‚ Anu‚ Enki‚ and Adapa. This myth has been shown to be the most important because of what others can conclude from the story and about those
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Throughout history there have always been questions about the origin of the world‚ creation and divine power. In the creation stories‚ The Book of Genesis and Shinto Myth from the Nihongi‚ there are similar beliefs that there is a stronger higher power creating and controlling events throughout the world. Both stories profess that man and woman are created by this higher power to multiply and occupy the earth; however‚ the stories differ in the beliefs of the origins of the divine powers with Genesis
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In the movie‚ Whale Rider‚ there are great examples of Joseph Campbell’s article‚ Four Functions of Myth‚ which are: mystical myth‚ cosmological myth‚ social myth‚ and psychological myth. In the film‚ Whale Rider‚ Pai discovers her sense of self as she reinvents the Maori tribe’s creation myth to save the dying culture. The mystical myth in Whale Rider would be when she rode the whale. Pai is suppose to be the new chief in town‚ however‚ her grandfather‚ Koro‚ does not think a girl should be chief
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