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Looking at Creation Myths The creation myths of the Norse and Aztecs specifically contain large similarities. The most significant one is the idea that the world was made through the killing of a giant creature. According to Norse mythology there were three creator gods, brothers Odin, Vili, and Ve. The brothers decided to kill the evil giant Ymir and from his body create the world. Once dead, his flesh became the earth, his teeth and bones became rocks, his blood became rivers and oceans, his…

Lono and Kū are two Hawaiian gods that were most often represented through feathered basketry and wooden sculptures. Lono is known as the god of agriculture, plants, rain, pigs, peace, and most often connected to the idea of genealogy; while Kū is well known as the god of war, forests, canoes, houses, and crafts. These are two opposing gods in Hawaiian culture and are dependent on each other because of their juxtaposition to one another. They complete a sort of higher balance between each other…

At the foundation of every culture is a myth that explains how the earth was created. These myths become a frame of reference for people to think about the world and their place within it. The Apaches, like many Native American tribes, have little to no written history other than that written by white men. Relying entirely on oral tradition, they have passed down and reshaped their stories of creation from generation to generation. The Apache have two stories of creation that follow the…

In the beginning man was curious as to how he was created and made up a story to try to explain on how the earth was created. Creation Stories were developed by many cultures to try to explain the start of earth. In the Greek and Cherokee stories there are many similarities and differences. Both the Greek and Cherokee creation stories start with total darkness and both us an animal in the creation of earth the nyx bird is a bird involved with the Greek a nyx bird is a bird with…

The Creation of Tornadoes Long ago, in Ancient Greece there was a god named Aeolus (god of wind). He lived alone on an island which was called Ithaca, where he was able to easily control the earth’s mighty winds without being bothered. For many years he lived alone in this jungle of an island, just watching people float by without paying any attention or thinking someone lived there. Then one day a small life boat landed on the island to escape the crashing waves of the stormy sea. Oddly there…

cultures distinct? Creation myths are powerful in cultures because they speak to our deep spiritual and social need for a sense of place and a sense of belonging. Through offering accounts of how everything began from animals, plants, earth, moon, sky and more, they provide universal coordinates within which people can imagine their own existence and find a role in the larger scheme of things. There are multiple creation stories throughout the world, however the creation myths for discussion…

Blog Post Two Reading Genesis 1 and reading Enuma Elish there are major contrasts that are evident. Almost everyone knows a variation of Genesis 1, but reading it after reading Enuma Elish is like reading it with fresh eyes. One notices different things this time around that they might have not before. Even though there are major contrasts between Genesis 1 and Enuma Elish, it is interesting to see the different viewpoints. There were two most striking differences that spoke out to me the most…

A similarities between four indigenous religions is there was something pre-existing at the time of creation. Prior to creation of Earth for the Lakota Sioux the gods resided in a celestial domain. Secondly Australian Aboriginal, Baiame the god existed before creation. Thirdly in Wakaranga African, God existed before creation. Lastly the Hopi, Hard-Being Women deities of the East and West ocean and the sun existed prior to creation. An additional similarity between all four religions is…

There are many different creation stories told by many different cultures and tribes, but they all have their similarities and differences. In the Iroquois creation story, animal and man work together to create their world to share. But thinking back to Native American cultural traditions, they praised animals and have always treated them kindly. In the Judeo-Christian story, man is dominating to animals. Which is still true today, people claim ownership over animals. The Iroquois story…

Humans have an innate need to understand the world they live in. For thousands of years, societies from all over world have attempted to explain the physical world through origin myths. These myths detail how the earth, sun, moon and man were created. They revolve around a belief that we were created by some higher being. There are a multitude of origin stories. For example, in Christianity, the Bible’s book of Genesis offers an explanation of the origin of humanity. God created the…