Creation Myths
A world of determination, a world of hope, a world of life. For the human race to flourish, the earth was created to about good. Creating the world of life had to be perfect to allow life to live on it. Before the earth was made for us we were in heaven, and not progressing. At one point in time there needed to be changed in the space of life. Two myths represent the: the New Zealand creation myth and the Iroquois creation myth. Both of these myths tell of the journey others, before us, had to take in order to create a perfect world. The New Zealand creation myth tells of how God's children had no room to grow; thus the gods of life experimented ways to create space for growth. And in the Iroquois creation myth the earth was created for "the mother of all living things", the chief's daughter, who was looking for health when she fell from the sky into the great animals' world. In this myth the animal where there to help create a world for the girl to live on. These myths both share the determination of searching for life's knowledge, creating a …show more content…
A perfect world for God's children, and for the chief's daughter. The world was very important and thus who would dwell on it also was important. The creation of the world needed to be just right. In the New Zealand myth, the gods couldn't just get away with forcing waves up to separate earth and sky, they needed to learn from nature, another way to separate the two. To be perfect there is only one way for a world to be made. This idea of the perfect world relates to the Iroquois myth having one way to create the world. The animals didn't know how to build land so going to the Great Turtle was needed. His plan helped the animal become able into contributing their own abilities to the table. To make perfect everyone had to work together to succeed perfectly. Without perfect, it would be unorganized and incomplete. A perfect world was essential to the myths
A world of determination, a world of hope, a world of life. For the human race to flourish, the earth was created to about good. Creating the world of life had to be perfect to allow life to live on it. Before the earth was made for us we were in heaven, and not progressing. At one point in time there needed to be changed in the space of life. Two myths represent the: the New Zealand creation myth and the Iroquois creation myth. Both of these myths tell of the journey others, before us, had to take in order to create a perfect world. The New Zealand creation myth tells of how God's children had no room to grow; thus the gods of life experimented ways to create space for growth. And in the Iroquois creation myth the earth was created for "the mother of all living things", the chief's daughter, who was looking for health when she fell from the sky into the great animals' world. In this myth the animal where there to help create a world for the girl to live on. These myths both share the determination of searching for life's knowledge, creating a …show more content…
A perfect world for God's children, and for the chief's daughter. The world was very important and thus who would dwell on it also was important. The creation of the world needed to be just right. In the New Zealand myth, the gods couldn't just get away with forcing waves up to separate earth and sky, they needed to learn from nature, another way to separate the two. To be perfect there is only one way for a world to be made. This idea of the perfect world relates to the Iroquois myth having one way to create the world. The animals didn't know how to build land so going to the Great Turtle was needed. His plan helped the animal become able into contributing their own abilities to the table. To make perfect everyone had to work together to succeed perfectly. Without perfect, it would be unorganized and incomplete. A perfect world was essential to the myths