The Creation of the Universe and Human Beings
2. The relationship between divinity and human beings is that Yang represents masculinity and Yin represent femininity. Yang being the fire and light of the sun and Yin being the water. Both are needed in order for the survival of earth, just as men and women’s reproduction is the survival of the human species. Furthermore, they must of thought highly of human being since they made insect from dense and cloudy vapor and made human beings out of vapor that was pure.
Amaterasu
1. Amaterasu is fully responsible for all fertility. She is the Sun god. Her presence allows the sun to shine, which in return allows the plants to grow for food. Without out her humans, animals, and the gods would die from starvation. In the story she became angry and locked herself in a cave. When she did this the universe was in total darkness. In the myth, they realize that without her the …show more content…
In the story of The Taming of the Sun, the people of Hawaiian Islands were unable to complete their work due to the sun rising and setting too fast and food was unable to grow properly. Maui saw his mother’s struggle in how long it took her to make kapa, so he decided he would make the sun go slower. His grandmother told him to set traps with nooses to catch the sun’s rays. When the 14 rays, which acted as legs running, were captured, the sun still refused to Maui’s request to slow down. In response, Maui grabbed a magical axe, that was given to him by his grandmother, and started hitting the sun’s ray until he agreed to slow down at least half of the year. I think that the magical axe enhanced the story. It added the excitement of what was to become of the sun. Furthermore, the nooses that were made to catch the sun’s rays could be considered magical, even if the word was not used to describe it. They were made from the strongest coconut fiber and the hair from his sister, Hina-of-the-Sea. I think this enhanced the powers that he and his family
2. The relationship between divinity and human beings is that Yang represents masculinity and Yin represent femininity. Yang being the fire and light of the sun and Yin being the water. Both are needed in order for the survival of earth, just as men and women’s reproduction is the survival of the human species. Furthermore, they must of thought highly of human being since they made insect from dense and cloudy vapor and made human beings out of vapor that was pure.
Amaterasu
1. Amaterasu is fully responsible for all fertility. She is the Sun god. Her presence allows the sun to shine, which in return allows the plants to grow for food. Without out her humans, animals, and the gods would die from starvation. In the story she became angry and locked herself in a cave. When she did this the universe was in total darkness. In the myth, they realize that without her the …show more content…
In the story of The Taming of the Sun, the people of Hawaiian Islands were unable to complete their work due to the sun rising and setting too fast and food was unable to grow properly. Maui saw his mother’s struggle in how long it took her to make kapa, so he decided he would make the sun go slower. His grandmother told him to set traps with nooses to catch the sun’s rays. When the 14 rays, which acted as legs running, were captured, the sun still refused to Maui’s request to slow down. In response, Maui grabbed a magical axe, that was given to him by his grandmother, and started hitting the sun’s ray until he agreed to slow down at least half of the year. I think that the magical axe enhanced the story. It added the excitement of what was to become of the sun. Furthermore, the nooses that were made to catch the sun’s rays could be considered magical, even if the word was not used to describe it. They were made from the strongest coconut fiber and the hair from his sister, Hina-of-the-Sea. I think this enhanced the powers that he and his family