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Creation Myths (Greek and Roman Myths mount olymppus (Creation of the…
Creation Myths
Greek and Roman Myths
Creation of the Titans and the Gods
Mother Earth- common archetype
Gaea births the cyclopes and Hundred handed giants, then later the titans
The titans Prometheus creates humans out of clay and water
The main deities change from Gaea and Uranus, to the Titans, and then the gods as they are
overthrown
The Ages of Man
5 ages of man deteriorating as time goes on - common archetype
Gold, Silver, Bronze, Heroes, Iron
We are currently in the worst age - similar to Hindu belief
The Flood Cycle
Human evil and greed causes Zeus to punish the entire race except one - common archetype
Deucalion survives and recreates the human race out of earth - common archetype
Genesis (Hebrew)
Noah and the Flood
Flood that destroys everything - common archetype
Noah and company are the last survivors
They are spared because Noah is a good, fair, God-fearing man, similar to how Deucalion is spared
The Creation and the Fall
Adam and Eve are the only humans in the Garden of Eden
The last man and woman - common archetype
Mankind is punished for Adam and Eve's sins- common archetype
Both Hebrew myths have the same deity - God
Creation, Death, and Rebirth (Hindu)
The great god Vishnu takes many forms such as, Brahma the creator and Shiva-Rudra, the destoryer
Brahma recreates the earth and everything living after the destruction out of parts of his body and concentration
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Shiva-Rudra destroys all life on earth with a great flood following a great fire
great flood - common archetype
Vishnu the preserver of life presides over most of the yugas
The Woman That Fell From The Sky (Iroquois)
Divine Sky People are the Deities; Sky Woman and Earth Woman are the first to come down from the sky
Female deity of the earth - common archetype
Nature is a very important value
Earth woman births Good Twin and Evil Twin
They create animals, plants, rivers, mountains, and the Eagwehoewe people
