MYTHOLOGY Flashcards
(10 cards)
What are the purposes of myths?
1 A story that people create in order to help explain why things are the way they are
2 Teach a lesson or a moral
3 Reflect the culture they come from
What are types of myths that exist?
1 Origins of the Earth
2 origins of humans
3 origin of evil
4 myths about gods and morals
What culture goes with the story about the creator of the world, Abassi source; Namur and Anki?
Efik
In What culture do they believe that Enil, the god of air and the source of the world is name and anki?
Sumarian
What is the Mayan myth about?
Creator of the world:plumed serpent and heart of sky
Native American myth ?
Coyote steals fire for the people
What story belongs what culture?
The story of sun and bat
Beba people
The first step of the Greek afterlife is…
Souls are first led to the underworld by the god Hermes
The second step of the Greek afterlife is…
Souls are judged by their actions
The third step of the Greek afterlife is…
Four places the soul can go:
Fields of Elysian: a great paradise
Asphodel fields: most people end up here cause they are average
Fields of mourning: people who suffered great love ended here
Tartarus: people who are bad