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CREATION MYTH (GROUP 1) Flashcards

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aka cosmogonic myth, philosophical and theological
elaboration of the primal myth of creation within a religious community

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creation myth

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a myth from a particular culture, religion, or tradition that tells the origin story of the modern world.

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creation myth

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this type of creation myth believes that an enormous nothingness existed before anything else; it was a void that was empty

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chaos

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they are believed to have the oldest creation story

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sumerians

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this creation myth believes that the primordial sea was the sole thing that existed before anything else. When a creature dove beneath the surface of the ocean, the cosmos was born

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earth diver

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this creation myth believes that creatures emerge from a primordial underworld to create human beings

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emergence

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this creation myth believes in the central fact of the creation from nothing. this myth also believes that there was a supreme deity, existing alone in a pre-creation emptiness or void, who consciously creates an organized universe on his own

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ex nihilo

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it is a myth that states that the world is created as the progeny of a primordial mother and father

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world parent

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creation myth from greece

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gaea

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gave birth to uranus and eventually became his mate

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gaea

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what did gaea and uranus produce
(3C3H12T)

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3 cyclopes
3 hecatoncheires
12 titans

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who is the youngest titan

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cronus

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where did uranus push the hecatoncheires

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hidden places of the earth aka gaea’s womb

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what came about from uranus’ spilt blood

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giants
ash tree nymphs
erinnyes

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what came about from the sea foam where uranus’ genitals fell

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aphrodite

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which child of cronus was saved

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zeus

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whom did gaea mate with

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tartarus (her brother)

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who is the offspring of gaea and tartarus

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the fire-breathing dragon Typhoeus (father of all monsters)

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a norse mythology

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yggdrasil

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who was formed in the north or the land of eternal mist and terrible darkness

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nilflheim

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who spread the freezing glacial waters of twelve rivers

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hvergelmir

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who was formed in the south or the infernal region of unbearable flames

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muspellsheim

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who was formed from the drop of water where ice from niflheim and fire from muspelheim met

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ymir

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who was formed under ymir’s left arm

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beregelmir (his son)
bestla (his daughter)

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who was born from a block of ice
adumla (wet nurse of the giants)
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who was formed from adumla's licking of ice
buri
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he is buri's son who later on married bestla
bor
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who are bor and bestla's offsprings
odin vele ve
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what became the earth (norse mythology)
ymir's body that was raised from the depths of the sea of blood
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what did ymir's body become
the midgard (middle abode)
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what happened to ymir's flesh
became the land
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what happened to ymir's blood
became the boundless ocean
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what happened to ymir's bones
became the mountains
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what happened to ymir's hair
became the trees
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what happened to ymir's skull
was used to create the heaven
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who were the creatures that were created by odin using two trees with lifeless twisted trunks
ask (man) and embla (woman)
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he is one of the pairs of kamis who created the islands of Japan
izanagi
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what does izanagi mean
he who invites
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she is one of the pairs of kamis who created the islands of Japan
izanami
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what does izanami mean
she who invites
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these are sacred spirits that take the form of things and concepts important to life
kamis
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who were the first 3 kamis
amenominakanushi takamimusubi kamimusubi
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where were kamis formed
takamagahara (high plain of heaven)
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what do you call izanami and izanagi's jewelled spear
ama no nuboko
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where were izanagi and izanami situated when they stirred the jeweled spear into the ocean
ama-no-hashitade
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what does ama-no-hashitade mean
stairway of heaven
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what was the first island of japan called
onogoro-shima
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who was izanagi and izanami's first offspring
hiruko
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who was the second offspring of izanagi and izanami
awa
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a chinese creation mythology
the dragon and the egg
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he was said to be the first being in the chinese myth
pangu
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where did pangu come from
cosmic egg
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what produced the heavens and the sky in the chinese myth
egg's light portion
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what happened to the earth based on pangu's feelings
happy- clear sky angry- cloudy crying- rain falls sigh- wind wink- lightning snore- thunder
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how many feet does the sky increase as pangu grew
10 feet daily
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what happened to pangu after supporting the sky for 18,000 years
he slept and died of exhaustion
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what came about from pangu's final exhalation
winds and cloudsd
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what happened to pangu's voice
lightning and thunder
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what happened to pangu's prespiration
rain and dew
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what happened to pangu's eyes
became the sun and moon
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what happened to pangu's head, feet, right arm, left arm, and torso
took the shape of mountains
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what happened to pangu's flesh
became the earth
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what happened to pangu's blood
became the seas and rivers
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what happened to pangu's veins, muscles, teeth, and bones
became rocks, minerals, and diamonds
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what happened to pangu's body hair
became several types of plants
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what happened to the little critters living on pangu's body
became animals
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where did humans emerge from in the chinese myth
pangu's life's soul
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In Hindu mythology, what is the supreme being called?
Brahma
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He was the creator who made the world out of primordial chaos
Tungkung Langit
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She is the ‘virgin goddess’ of the eastern skies and the wife of Tungkung Langit
Alunsina
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the term used to define the mixing up of the sky, the sea, and the air.
confusion
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In this place order and regularity began
The highest part of heaven Home of Tungkung Langit and Alunsina
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Why did Tungkung Langit want to rearrange the world?
So the heavenly bodies would move regularly
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What would Alunsina often do when sitting down by a pool near the door?
comb her long, jet-black hair all day long.
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Who did Alunsina sent to spy on Tungkung Langit?
the breeze
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Why did the Tungkung Langit and Alunsina quarreled?
Alunsina didn't like how Tungkung langit reproached her.
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What did Tungkung Langit do to ease his loneliness?
he made the sea and earth. then he took his wife’s treasured jewels and scattered them in the sky, hoping that when Alunsina would see them she might be induced to return home
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Alunsina's necklace became _________________
stars
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Alunsina's comb became _________________
moon
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Sila ay ikinasal na nagkaroon ng supling na kawayan.
Hanging Habagat at Hanging Amihan
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Mula saan iniluwal sina Malakas at Maganda?
Kawayan
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Sino (ano?) ang nagpatawag ng pagpupulong upang pagpasiyahan ang kapalaran nina Malakas at Maganda?
Lindol
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Siya ang tumuka sa kawayan na supling nina Hanging Habagat at Hanging Amihan.
Ibong mandaragit
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Ang mga anak nina Malakas at Maganda na nagtago sa silid ng bahay nang sila ay pinaghahampas ng patpat ni Malakas ay naging?
Ninuno ng mga Datu ng mga isla
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Ang mga nagtago sa likod ng mga pader ay naging _____
Ninuno ng mg alipin
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Ang mga nagsikalat sa labas ay naging ______
Ninuno ng mga Malalaya
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Ang mga nagsitago sa pandayan ay naging _____
Ninuno ng mga maitim
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Ang mga pumalaot sa karagatan ay naging ninuno ng ________
Ibang lahing mapuputi
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Sino ang nag utos sa ibong mandaragit na manahanan sa isa sa mga isla at wag mangambala?
Langit
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He created good and evil and light and dark from his own person.
Brahma
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Where did Brahma sprang?
Cosmic Golden Egg
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The four types that Brahma created. (GDAM)
Gods Demons Ancestor Men
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Who is the first among the four types created?
Manu
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During the process of creating, what caused the demons to be born?
Moment of Distraction
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Where are the Demons born?
On Brahma's thigh
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What did the Demon later transformed into
Night
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What did the Good Gods later transformed into
Day
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Ancestors and Men became what
Dusk and Dawn
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he's an appointed God to rule over humanity
Shiva
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The most important wife of Brahma
Sarasvati
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What did Sarasvati bore Brahma
the four Vedas, or Holy books of Hinduism
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Over time, what did the Gods began to fear?
that men could become so powerful that they might challenge their reign
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What is Brahma's response to the worrying Gods?
Women. Wanton women.
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"She is the sharp edge of the razor; she is poison, a serpent, and death all in one."
Wanton Women
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In another myth, who is Brahma's first female?
Death
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the evil force which brings balance to the universe and which ensures there is no overcrowding of it.
Death
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a dark woman, wearing red garments, with red eyes and red palms and soles, adorned with divine ear-rings and ornaments.
Death
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who are the children of izanagi and izanami who became the islands of japan ASOTITSO
Awaji Shikoku Oki Tsukushi (Kyushu) Iki Tsu Sado Oyamato

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