Loo-Wit the Fire-Keeper and Pandora’s Box
Some people are under the idea that myths can only explain how things were created. However, this is disproved by many myths. The myths Loo-Wit the Fire-Keeper and Pandora’s Box show that some myths can also teach universal themes. Even though both Loo-Wit the Fire-Keeper and Pandora’s box support the theme every cloud has a silver lining, in Loo-Wit the Fire-Keeper the Creator wants peace and harmony with mankind while in Pandora’s Box Zeus wants to punish mankind. In the myth Pandora’s Box, the gods create Pandora to punish the humans because of Prometheus’ actions. The gods give the gift of curiosity to Pandora which causes her to eventually open a box filled with evil. One of the many differences between the myths are that Pandora’s Box explained the creation of something completely different than Loo-Wit the Fire-Keeper. In Pandora’s Box, the myth explained the creation of all the evils in the world today: “War and Famine, Crime and Pestilence, Spite and Cruelty, Sickness and Malice, Envy, Woe, Wickedness, and all the other disasters let
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Despite all the differences between the two, Loo-Wit the Fire-Keeper
Pandora’s box have many similarities. One thing similar is they both support similar themes. In Pandora’s Box, Hope is inside the box the held all the evils: “At the bottom of the box… it’s Hope” (479). Even though Pandora released a lot of bad into the world, there was still a silver lining which was Hope. In Loo-Wit the Fire-Keeper, Loo-Wit ends up keeping peace between the mountains: “ Loo-Wit...placed between the two quarreling mountains to keep the peace” (483). Regardless of the guilt Loo-Wit felt for causing the fighting, she ends up doing good by keeping peace between the
Prometheus and Pandora’s myth shows a great example of the symbolic archetype “Heaven vs. Hell”. The definition is humanity has traditionally associated parts of the universe not accessible to it with dwelling places of evil forces that govern the world. The skies and mountain tops house it's god's; below the earth contain diabolic forces that inhabit its universe.The evidence that proves it is a fitting example is that they know about each other since the gods gave them both fire and the box filled with emotions. Earth finally calms down only for emotions to take habit and bring chaos once more. The bad emotions loose can easily represent the evil forces and diabolical forces that habits the world for what they can do when put to work. Humanity
I have chosen two myths that I believe serve a big purpose in modern society. The first myth I have chosen is The Rainbow Serpent. Goorialla, the great Rainbow Serpent set off to look for his own tribe. Goorialla travelled for many days and his tracks made creeks and rivers. Eventually, he found his tribe and was welcomed by them. A big storm was gathering, so all the people built shelter.
The mystery of how the earth came to be is a puzzle that many historians have sought to solve. Over time, many myths and legends have been produced in order to understand how certain aspects of the world came about. These myths and legends have great impacts on the culture and the lives of those who hear them. Throughout the world, Greek history and culture has been especially influenced by such myths and legends. This influence is especially evident through the Greek myth of Pandora's Box, a story of how grief first entered into the world. Pandora's Box is a key element of Greek history, due to the lessons it taught, the implications it caused, and the effect it had on future works of Greek literature.
Letting out the evils of the world which were deceit, jealousy, hate, war, and despair. Zeus decided that if people did not have the will to survive then let the parish As these evils spread across the land there was one more thing left inside the box which was hope which was calling pandora to let it out. Pandora was hesitant to do so because of what had happened before. She did not what to be deceived again. Eventually, pandora gave in once again she opened the box but thankfully it was hope.
There are many obvious motifs included in all the myths discussed. One of the main motifs used in multiple myths was the explanation for chaos. Many cultures believed that the chaos the gods put upon the people was retaliation of the actions. Another theory is that the gods caused chaos to show their people that there would not always be all good, and that good
Of relationships between mortals and immortals tell lots of different myths, and rather important become the myths of gods punishing people because the last tended to get a false idea of their own importance. These punishment usually were floods and casting into the hell-fire.
Zeus , the king of Greek gods, gave the titan Epimetheus the gift of Pandora, the first women, and a box that was never meant to be opened. The gift was really a trap for Epimetheus because of his brothers trickery of Zeus or in other words the gift of knowledge to man. Zeus told him to never open the box, but Zeus also created Pandora with a great sense of curiosity. The curiosity later led her to open the box releasing a great amount of evil onto mankind. At the very bottom of the box was something that wasn't evil. The good that came out of the box was hope. Mankind had never needed hope, because before this they never had any need for hope.
The Greek myth of Pandora and her box tells the story of how evil was released onto mankind as revenge by the gods. Pandora, a woman created by the gods to unknowingly conduct their revenge on Prometheus, let her curiosity win her over and neglected the warning she was given about one of the gifts she had received from them- a jar filled with evils. Her story explains how evil was given to mankind and how the division between gods and humans was restored.
The myth of Pandora’s box is often seen as one of the most clear-cut myths regarding the origin of human behavior in Greek mythology. Ancient Greeks used this myth as a way to show weaknesses in humanity, as well as to illustrate the many hardships humans endure. A "Pandora's box" is a phrase that means the the source of continuous complications. The saying stems from ancient Greek mythology, precisely a collection of epic poems by Hesiod, Works and Days. The poet describes the creation of Pandora, the first woman, and a gift given to her by Zeus, which eventually ends the Golden Age of humankind.
Legend has it that when Prometheus stole fire from heaven, Zeus took vengeance by creating the first woman, Pandora, and presenting her to Epimetheus, Prometheus’ brother. With her, Pandora had a jar which she was not to open under any circumstance. Impelled by her natural curiosity, Pandora opened the jar, and all evil contained- every kind of disease and sickness, hate and envy- escaped and spread over the earth. She hastened to close the lid, but the whole contents of the jar had escaped, except for one thing which lay at the bottom, and that was Hope. When she opened the Jar again, Hope sprang free, and flew out into the world, a world that now held Envy, Crime, Hate, and Disease – and Hope.
Campbell discusses how myths are meant to create meaning and serve as symbols for individuals. He states “Wherever the poetry of myth is interpreted as biography, history, or science, it is killed. ”(213). The quote implies that when myths are interpreted to have no connection with meaning and psychological aspects the myth no longer exist. Myths are meant to serve as symbols and form an emotional bond with an individual, without that connection myths have no meaning or purpose to be told or be heard.
Two famous myths from the ancient world, “Pandora’s Box” and “Loo Wit, The Firekeeper,” describe human suffering in their own way. The theme of “Pandora’s Box” is acting out of revenge will only lead to suffering. The all-mighty god, Zeus, cultivated a plan out of revenge for what Prometheus had done (shown fire to the humans), “Zeus extended his displeasure… It was a scheme which would [affect]... the whole race of human beings…” (Untermeyer 1).
Campbell held that numerous myths from disparate times and regions share fundamental structures and stages, and he argues that classic myths from many cultures follow this basic pattern. “It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit
Although the Epic of Gilgamesh, The Illiad,The Ramayana, and the Golden Compass are all very different they all have similar aspects that connect the stories and serve a greater purpose. These myths and stories serve as an insider into what it was like to live in that specific society. Myths allow us to learn what was not only expected of the citizens but also what was considered normal during this time.Myths teach us important life lessons and practice that instill better characteristics in those that hear them. Even thousands of years later these stories continue to influence our society and help to shape future generations to come.
Although these myths were primarily used as an explanation for why certain events happen, they also teach life lessons. The myths arouse my curiosity, especially since they cover