Rangi and Papa

Rangi, the sky, and Papa, the Earth, were finally separated. They became the sky above and the Earth below as we known them today. The blood from Rangi became the red of the sunset, the blood from Papa became the red, clay land. At last, the light came into the world and the child moved to the four corners. Tawhirimatea was very angry with what was done

myth has many variations that differ from each in minor details and length, but all get the big picture across. The creation myth starts out with emptiness, and nothing existed until two Gods appeared: Rangi, Sky Father, and Papa, Earth Mother (Holloway, “Creation Myth of the Maori”). Rangi and Papa lie locked together in a tight embrace and have over 100 children, all of whom are male (“Maori Creation Myth”). The children, who are all gods, are forced to live in the cramped darkness between them

What I found in the video, Cosmology and Belief, that I really have not thought about is there is a reason to the site planning and the architecture built on the location. An example of this, is El Castillo by the Mayans, which shows their self conscious attempt to depict ideas such as belief system, cosmology, and how the world is structured. El Castillo is a man-made mountain, the interesting meaning about the mountain is it stand for an access to the heavens. The location of this source is near

All Humans come from Heaven and Earth, also known as Rangi and Papa. Pitch black, Heaven and Earth stood side by side with their six sons. Each son, father of something, Tane-mahuta of forest and their inhabitants; Tawhiri-ma-tea of storms and winds; Tangaroa of reptiles and fish; Tu-matauenga of fierce humans; Haumia-tikitiki of food that grows without cultivation; and Rango-ma-tane of cultivated food. All was dark and this, was decided to be no more, so the sons decided to act upon this. Tu-matauenga

Motifs in Creation Myths There are many motifs in mythology. A motif is a repeating idea. Learning these myths are challenging, but they explain so much about how the Earth, time, and humans were created. Explaining the myths, or even the motifs, could be hard considering there are many different ideas on why and how the motifs are included. Three motifs caught my attention, which were the destruction from gods, humans created from organic materials, and family trees, and I am here to explain them

The traditional legend begins with Rangi (the sky father) and Papa (the earth mother) uniting to give birth to numerous offspring: gods of the sea, forest, wind, wild food, planted food, and mankind.5 Once born, the children constantly quarreled with one another in the darkness and finally decided to

Similar to Navajo and Chinese origin myth, the Egyptian myth has many versions varying in context (Powell 73), but each version emphasizes the same values of family, community, and oneness with nature, and begins in chaos. Powell (2014) describes the Egyptian origin myth as “allusions to myth,” more than actual myth, and equates the rising of the first hill from the waters of chaos (Nun) to the (top of the) Egyptian pyramids themselves (69), illustrating again the value of maintaining oneness with

All throughout ancient cultures, there are stories, legends, and myths. Many of these cultures share similarities within their origin explanations. The recurrences of these stories are called motifs. From great floods to benevolent creators, all creation myths share similarities within at least one other myth, whether it be Babylonian,Christian, Greek, or Cheyenne. There can always be a motif found in any creation myth; the most popular of which include man being created from organic materials, the

Incan creation myth, Pachacamac and Pachamama bear a son who starts the family tree. In the Egyptian myth Atum produces Shu and Tefnut who create Gib, Isis, Osiris, Thoth and Hephthys. In the Maori creation myth Tekore and Te Po create Rangi and Papa, Rangi and Papa give birth to Tangaroa, Tane, Tumatauenga, Whiro and Tawhirimatea. In the Enuma Elish, Apsu and Tiamat create two children Lahmu and Lahamu. From them comes EA, Anshar, Kosher, Anu, Damkina, together they create Marduk. Battle for Control

Development of Egyptian and Polynesian civilizations. The development of as society is heavily influenced by it’s geography. Humans have always ben incredible innovators and highly adaptive. Our signature trait of adaptability is what makes it possible for different civilizations in different regions of the world to survive and develop over thousands of years. Egyptian civilization was influenced by the Nile river. The river was such a significant aspect of life that it became intertwined with