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Creation myths are one of the most important works of literature in a variety of culture. In the foundation of every culture, there is a creation myth, or theory, that gives an elucidation of the formation of the Earth and its inhabitants. The phenomenon of the universe’s existence greatly impacts cultures in the world. Some believe that they have to worship a certain god (or gods) to reach a heavenly state while others believe in logic. While some creation myths are very similar, others are…

I felt it was interesting how the stories had so much in common, but, so much difference. In both stories the similarities were different, but the same in many ways. In the Iroquois creation story there was a Skyworld which is similar to the Garden of Eden in the Genesis story. In the Skyworld there was a special tree which no one was to touch. In the Garden of Eden there was a tree of knowledge that God told Adam and Eve not to eat of it or they would surely die. In Skyworld, the pregnant…

Creation myths often serve as a storytelling method in which cultures discuss origins of existence, values, and beliefs. Two creation myths, “The World on the Turtle’s Back” by the Iroquois tribe and “Life from Moon and the Stars” by the Zimbabwe tribe, express similar ideas of God’s tolerance for disobedience. However, the Zimbabwe tribe’s God proves more lenient than those in the Iroquois culture. In both the Iroquois and Zimbabwe myth, God/the gods give their pupils multiple fresh starts…

Creation stories have been a staple in the founding of ancient peoples religions, the creation stories come in many different forms from many varying cultural beliefs and show many archetypal elements alongside the reason for their creation. The purpose of the creation stories can be interpreted in many ways since the ancient people who created them obviously aren’t here today, however, the literary elements of the stories can be decoded into what the writing was intended to teach. The creation…

Humans have tried to control nature since they figured out that they could grow enough crops to feed everyone and have an excess. Creation stories were created by humans to explain how their world came to be. These stories show how different cultures feared different things. Frankenstein and Blade Runner show the fear of a superhuman creation that is devastating to the humans who created it. The creation stories humans create show that humans fear themselves more than anything else. In the…

Although creation myths were based on the beliefs of many different tribes, most of these myths share many moral similarities. In particular, the tribes of the Iroquois and the Hopi shared myths about the creation of the world which included many similar and different morals and beliefs. The creation myths “The World on the Turtle’s Back” from the Iroquois tribe and “The Four Creations” from the Hopi people share values such as the view of animals being very intelligent and the patriarchy that…

The main argument of Henry John Drewal's article “Mermaids, Mirrors and Snake Charmers: Igbo Mami Wata Shrines” is that Mami Wata shrines, and the ideas surrounding them, were created from many outside influences, reinterpreted and repurposed. While many of the imagery, beliefs and practices surrounded Mami Wata are borrowed from other cultures and beliefs, they are not merely copies or imitations of those beliefs. Instead, Mami Wata worshippers have created something entirely new and unique by…

“The World on the Turtle’s Back” by the Iroquois Tribe is a creation myth. Joseph Campbell classified the four functions of a myth: metaphysical, to instill awe; sociological, to support customs; cosmological, to explain the world and the unexplained; and pedagogical, to guide people. This story fulfills each of these functions when the woman falls through a hole in the sky world and the earth is created by dirt from the bottom of the ocean. Her descendants each have a part of creating the…

There are a lot of similarities and differences between the two stories I will be covering on, the Iroquois Creation story and the Judeo-Christian Creation story. At first I will be covering the similarities of the two and later I will be covering the differences between the two. Now there were quite a few similarities between the two stories and I’m gonna start out with how they both have a Forbidden Tree that the humans are not supposed to eat from like for instants, in the Judeo-Christian…

This is essey about two diffrent cultures and religions the Native American and Judeo-Christian creation story.These two stories can help us see how diffrent and similar are these two stories.In the beginning we can see how they are diffrent. In the Native American story we have no clue who created the skyworld and people on it,while in Judeo-Christian story we know that God created a world in 7 days.This difference tell us that Christian have strong fait in one creator of the world.This…