Cosmic Creation Myths Across Cultures

The biggest one might have been the fact that water was mentioned in the very beginning of each myth. Each world had oceans, or waters as they were called. These waters both played a part in the creation of each world. For one, if there had been no waters in the Iroquois myth, there wouldn't have been the fish hawk, or the sea turtle, nor the muskrat. In the Aztec myth, if there hadn't been waters what would have been before time?

Identify a modern “myth,” in 1-2 pages describe it, in 1-2 more pages explain why it is mythical/ draw analogues with myths we have read, then in 3-4 pages analyze its meaning/function in our world.

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When comparing the ancient Greek creation myth of Prometheus and the Judaeo-Christian Adam and Eve story we find some striking similarities in both of them.

Evolutions of civilizations can occur because of differences in people’s religion, culture, or geographic setting of the settlement. The relationship between the world of the gods and that of men was perceived differently by the Sumerians, Egyptians, and Hebrew ancient civilizations. This is demonstrated by the way each group viewed the process of creation. They had different thoughts on the creation of their gods, the universe and of man. This essay will discuss the relationship between humans and their gods in three different ancient civilizations: Sumerian, Egyptian and Hebrew.

Directions:  Answer each question in a paragraph—be sure to give specific details and examples.  Remember that each of these questions has multiple parts to it.  You must type your responses out and hand it to me by the end of our class period.

Phyllis, L. M., & Minkel, W. (2000). Greek mythology. School Library Journal, 46(10), 75-76. Retrieved

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Type the answers to the assignment's questions. Use complete sentences unless the question says otherwise. You will have more than one day to complete an assignment. At the end of each day, be sure to save your progress.

Compare and contrast the Biblical creation myths with other creation myths from Greece and the Ancient Near East.

The first myth: destruction of the gods. I have heard about so much destruction in so many myths, including the Aztec, Maori, Yoruba Creations. In the Aztec creation, there would be blood offerings and sacrifices. If no

The creation myths/stories from around the world such as the stories of Genesis from Christianity, Prometheus from Greek myth made in the attempt to explain their unknown origin and Mary Shelley’s story of Frankenstein express cultural values from the society they originate, some of which show similarities. In addition to these cultural values these stories set up a relationship between the creator and the creation, and with it their views and obligations to one another. Furthermore, these myths establish characteristics on the nature of man, their creator and humanities condition.

Choose one (1) of the topics from the list of topic choices below. Read the topic carefully. Write a three to four (3-4) page paper (750-1,000 words) that responds to each of the items described in the topic.

Myths were stories that were created and used to teach the nature of the world, and to also explain the importance of practicing certain rituals within their religion. These tales were also used to discuss man’s experience to teach an important

Explain that 2 myths-how do they explain the god, why is the myth important, etc.