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Myths

Myths. MYTHOLOGY. The study of myths. Myth. Is a traditional story usually of unknown authorship Not supposed to be silly or superstitious-gives insight into nature of the world Are always in some sense religious Represent deepest wishes and fears of human beings. More Myth.

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Myths

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  1. Myths

  2. MYTHOLOGY The study of myths

  3. Myth • Is a traditional story • usually of unknown authorship • Not supposed to be silly or superstitious-gives insight into nature of the world • Are always in some sense religious • Represent deepest wishes and fears of human beings

  4. More Myth • Helped ancient people understand the mysterious & sometimes frightening forces of the universe • Originated around Mediterranean Sea (tribes & traders) • 2 B.C.E. Romans conquered Greeks & adopted Greek myths / added new

  5. Explain the creation of the world Explain natural phenomena (rain, snow, ect.) Teach a moral lesson Explain history Express, as dreams do, the deepest fears and hopes of the human race Give story form to ancient religious practices 6 purposes of myths

  6. Myths about the sky, stars, and constellations • People around the world have associated the heavens, the stars, and the patterns they make in the sky with their gods and goddesses

  7. Greek Gods & Goddess • The Olympians: 12 immortals that lived in Mount Olympus. • Ares (Mars): god of war • Aphrodite (Venus): goddess of love, beauty, and fertility • Apollo: prophesy, music, and healing / brother to Artemis / child of Zeus & Leto

  8. More • Hermes (Mercury): Messenger of the gods, god of commerce, thieves, travelers, sports, and border crossings • Poseidon (Neptune): god of sea, earthquakes, & horses / brother to Zeus & Hades / creator of all water (salt& fresh) • Zeus (Jupiter): supreme god / ruler & creator of the sky • Hades (Pluto): god of the dead / ruler of the underworld / brother of Zeus & Poseidon

  9. Example • Narcissus pg. 828

  10. Egyptian Gods & Goddess • Amun: King of Gods / Amun-Ra (sun god) • Anubis: jackal head / god of embalming & the dead • Hapy: brought floods • Horus: head of a hawk / ruler of the world of the living

  11. More • Osiris: god of the dead & ruler of the underworld / god of resurrection & fertility • Seth: god of chaos • Sobek: crocodile head / god of Nile • Thoth: god of writing & knowledge / hieroglyphics

  12. Anu: king of the gods Sin: moon god Shamash: sun god Zaltu: strife Ashur: god of Assyria & war Irra: plague god Nabu: god of writing & wisdom Ea: god of the waters Namtar(a): the fate-cutter Adad: a storm god Assyrian/Babylonian

  13. ANGUS MAC OG: god of youth, love, and beauty. ARAWN: god of the dead and the underworld DYLAN: God of the Sea DWYVAN: flood myth. Together they built an ark, filled it with animals, and survived the great flood caused by Addanc, a lake God/dragon/fairy Celtic Gods & Goddess

  14. Japanese • Amatsu Mikaboshi: god of evil • Amida: god of death • Benten: goddess of love • Bimbogami: god of poverty • Dosojin: god of roads • Ekibiogami: God of plagues & epidemics • Wata-tsu-mi: god of the sea

  15. Examples of Asian • Waters of Gold pg.812 • Pumpkin Seed & the Snake pg. 861

  16. Norse / Viking • Odin: Father of all the Gods and men • Thor: protector of all Midgard / wields A mighty hammer [Thursday] • Frigga: Odin's wife / Mother of all & protectoress of children. [Friday] • Hel: goddess of the dead & the afterlife • Forseti: god of Law & Justice

  17. More Viking • Nerthus: Goddess of the Sea & Rivers. • Heimdall: gold-toothed guardian of Bifrost (rainbow bridge leading to Asgard, the home of the Gods) • Rainbow: connection between the body & soul • Tyr: god of War & Lawgiver of the gods

  18. Example • How Odin Lost His Eye pg. 858

  19. Sumerians • The Sumerians thought that a great domed roof contained the sky, the stars, the moon, and the sun which lighted the cities beneath it; they also believed that below the earth swirled the dim netherworld, a fearsome abode of demons and the kingdom of the dead.

  20. Sumerian • An: God of the Heavens • Ki: Goddess of the Earth • Enlil: God of Air & Storms / supreme ruler • Utu: sun god • Enki: Lord of Water & Wisdom • Inanna: Goddess of Love & War • Ereshkigal: Goddess of Darkness, Gloom, & Death

  21. Phoenician • Anath: goddess of Love & War • Baal: Ruler of the Universe • Eshmun: God of Healing • Melqart: King of the Underworld • Mot: God of Death

  22. More • Shahar: God of Dawn • Shalim: God of Dusk • Shapash: Sun Goddess • Yamm: God of the Sea • Yarikh: Moon God

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