Mythology

Question 1

What are the purposes of myths

Answer 1

1. Explain something unknown
2. Teach lesson or moral
3. Reflect people’s cultures

Question 2

Sumerian Myth

Creator of world:

Source of the World:

Answer 2

Creator of the World: Enlil the god of Air

Source of the World: Nammu and Anki

Question 3

Efik Myth

Creator of the World:

Answer 3

Creator of the World: Abassi

Question 4

Mayan Myth
Creator of the World:

Answer 4

Creator of the World: Plumed Serpent and Heart of the Sky

Question 5

Native American Myth

Answer 5

Coyote Steals Fire for the People

Question 6

Beba People Myth

(S&B)

Answer 6

The Story of Sun and Bat

Question 7

Afterlife Myths
Greek Afterlife
(4…).

T= bad
E = Paradise
A= bad and good
M = Love

Answer 7

Souls are led to the Underworld by the god Hermes
Souls are judged by their actions
Four places a soul could end up
Fields of Elysian- a beautiful paradise
Asphodel Fields- most people end up here because they are neither bad nor good
Fields of Mourning- People who suffered great love ended here
Tartarus- Souls that are especially bad end up here and are punished

Question 8

Egyptian Afterlife
(Feather explain)

Answer 8

Souls are led to Underworld by the god Anubis
Souls then are judged
Negative Confession
For example- I did NOT steal.
Weighing of heart against Feather of Truth
If the souls are judged poorly, souls are eaten as punishment
If souls pass the tests, they are admitted to paradise
World has no diseases and they are able to grant wishes to living

Question 9

Chinese Afterlife

Answer 9

Souls are escorted by local Earth god
Souls are then judged according to actions
Good souls get to choose either Golden Bridge or Silver Bridge
Golden Bridge is ruled by Buddha and soul escapes from rebirth cycle
Silver Bridge is ruled by Jade Emperor and soul becomes a god
Bad souls go to be punished and are eventually reincarnated

Question 10

Common Connections

Answer 10

Souls are led to afterlife by a god
Souls are then judged in some way
There is a place for good souls and a place for bad souls

Question 11

Studying for Written Questions- Hamburger Paragraph

Answer 11

Think about why many cultures have a story about receiving fire.
Think about why cultures have stories about humans being created from the ground.

Question 12

Origins of the Earth

Answer 12

How was the earth made

Question 13

Origins of Humans

Answer 13

How humans were made

Question 14

Origin of Evil

Answer 14

Where does evil come from

Question 15

Myths about Gods and Mortals

Answer 15

Relationships between gods and mortals