Tristan Sigurdsson
LA 6 | Period 6-7 |
Is The Japanese Creation Myth Relevant? Some people believe that ancient myths do not affect the modern world, but others may think that they do affect the modern world. The Japanese creation myth or Tenchikaibyaku is the story of how the world might have been created. The story starts as the earth being a muddy sea, then a god appears and makes more gods because this one god is alone, and the other gods then turn into different things like the sun, moon, bodies of land, and the ocean. This myth may be relevant to the people that follow Japanese culture which would mostly be in Japan. This myth would not be relevant to other people around the world, as they have their own beliefs on how the world was created, some may be similar, some may not be close to this one at all. One example of a myth being similar to this one is an ancient Chinese myth on how the four rivers of China were created, in China dragons weren't fire breathing monsters, they were more like serpents that could fly and shoot out water instead of fire. In the Chinese myth four dragons turn into the rivers of China, which is similar to the Japanese creation myth because the gods turn into different things as well. One reason this myth may be relevant is that it could still be told to the people in Japan by parents, teachers, or other people to the newer generations. This means that if the newer generations of kids are being told about this, when they get older they may tell children of their own or other children about this myth. Another reason may be …show more content…
Creation Myths. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2017.
"Japanese Creation Myth." Creation Myths -- Japanese Creation Myth. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2017.
Japanese Creational Myths - Crystalinks. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2017.
Library, World. "Japanese creation myth." Japanese creation myth | World Library - eBooks | Read eBooks online. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2017.
LA 6 | Period 6-7 |
Is The Japanese Creation Myth Relevant? Some people believe that ancient myths do not affect the modern world, but others may think that they do affect the modern world. The Japanese creation myth or Tenchikaibyaku is the story of how the world might have been created. The story starts as the earth being a muddy sea, then a god appears and makes more gods because this one god is alone, and the other gods then turn into different things like the sun, moon, bodies of land, and the ocean. This myth may be relevant to the people that follow Japanese culture which would mostly be in Japan. This myth would not be relevant to other people around the world, as they have their own beliefs on how the world was created, some may be similar, some may not be close to this one at all. One example of a myth being similar to this one is an ancient Chinese myth on how the four rivers of China were created, in China dragons weren't fire breathing monsters, they were more like serpents that could fly and shoot out water instead of fire. In the Chinese myth four dragons turn into the rivers of China, which is similar to the Japanese creation myth because the gods turn into different things as well. One reason this myth may be relevant is that it could still be told to the people in Japan by parents, teachers, or other people to the newer generations. This means that if the newer generations of kids are being told about this, when they get older they may tell children of their own or other children about this myth. Another reason may be …show more content…
Creation Myths. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2017.
"Japanese Creation Myth." Creation Myths -- Japanese Creation Myth. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2017.
Japanese Creational Myths - Crystalinks. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 May 2017.
Library, World. "Japanese creation myth." Japanese creation myth | World Library - eBooks | Read eBooks online. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2017.