Myths In Ancient Greek Earthquakes

Legends have been used to explain the world around us. They were created to explained how the world worked. Each region of the world has their own way of explaining what was happening. Even if it is the same phenomena, there could be hundreds of different stories. Earthquakes are one example of such phenomena. The regions that mentioned are where earthquakes were a common occurrence. The first group, ancient Greeks, had many reason why earthquakes occur.
Ancient Greece is one place where there were many myths created. They were a polytheistic society and used the gods as an explanation. The source of earthquakes according to them was Poseidon, the king of the sea and earthquakes. The earthquakes are the result of him slamming his trident down …show more content…
In Siberia,it many believed that there was a god named Tuli. Tuli had a giant sled driven by dogs that the Earth was on. The dogs would scratch at the fleas and the shaking would then jostle the sled with the earth. In Norse mythology, the source of earthquakes to be Loki, the god of mischief. Loki killed another god, Balder the god of light. His punishment was to bonded and placed beneath a snake that would then drip venom onto him. To ease Loki’s pain, Sigyn placed a bowl to collect the poison. The bowl would fill up and Sigyn would need to empty it. When the bowl was gone the snake would continue to drip it’s venom and cause Loki to struggle against his bounds. The struggling would then cause the Earth to shake because of how strong he was. This story was used more for lesson and an explanation.
The north american region also has many stories because of the diverse groups. Native Americans in the northwestern pacific area believed in nature gods. They said that the earthquakes and tides were caused by a battle between a Thunderbird and whale (Bgs). In Mexico, the believe El Diablo causes the earthquakes in that area. He decided that he needed an easier way to get to the surface from hell. His solution was to create a giant rip in the ground or in some cases many rips. This provided an easier route for him and minions. El Diablo and his minions would then come up and cause