Eng155 Week 3 Individual Essay Example
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Deities and Lesser Spirits Worksheet
Choose one myth from each of the following myth categories: the Supreme Being, the Great Mother, the dying god, and the trickster. Answer the following questions:
Supreme Being Myth
|Myth: |Religion or culture of origin: |
|Yahweh |Hebrew |
What are the characteristics of the Supreme Being?
The Supreme Being according to Hebrew scripture is called Yahweh. Yahweh is the “sky storm god” (Leeming, 1990, p. 130). The Hebrew Supreme being is strong, he can “shut up the sea with doors”, “put wisdom in the inward part”, “give understanding to the heart” (Leeming, 1990, p. 131). Yahweh has the ability to part the light, change seasons, and changes the weather.
How did the Supreme Being create humanity?
According to Hebrew myth the Supreme Being created humanity from the ground, in his image, from the breath of Yahweh, and no other creature is created with his likeness (Bergant, & Karris, 1992, p. 41).
Great Mother Myth
|Myth: |Religion or culture of origin: |
|Nut |Egypt |
What are the characteristics of the Great Mother?
Egyptian myth names Nut as the Great Mother. She is the night sky goddess and has been depicted as a blue female figure that stretches over the universe (Tara, 2011, para. 1).
How did the Great Mother protect or look after humanity?
The Great Mother Nut, watched over those who passed away, as well as the goddess of death . She has also been known to be carved into the sarcophagus of the ancient dead Egyptians. She is sometimes known as the Goddess
Deities and Lesser Spirits Worksheet
Choose one myth from each of the following myth categories: the Supreme Being, the Great Mother, the dying god, and the trickster. Answer the following questions:
Supreme Being Myth
|Myth: |Religion or culture of origin: |
|Yahweh |Hebrew |
What are the characteristics of the Supreme Being?
The Supreme Being according to Hebrew scripture is called Yahweh. Yahweh is the “sky storm god” (Leeming, 1990, p. 130). The Hebrew Supreme being is strong, he can “shut up the sea with doors”, “put wisdom in the inward part”, “give understanding to the heart” (Leeming, 1990, p. 131). Yahweh has the ability to part the light, change seasons, and changes the weather.
How did the Supreme Being create humanity?
According to Hebrew myth the Supreme Being created humanity from the ground, in his image, from the breath of Yahweh, and no other creature is created with his likeness (Bergant, & Karris, 1992, p. 41).
Great Mother Myth
|Myth: |Religion or culture of origin: |
|Nut |Egypt |
What are the characteristics of the Great Mother?
Egyptian myth names Nut as the Great Mother. She is the night sky goddess and has been depicted as a blue female figure that stretches over the universe (Tara, 2011, para. 1).
How did the Great Mother protect or look after humanity?
The Great Mother Nut, watched over those who passed away, as well as the goddess of death . She has also been known to be carved into the sarcophagus of the ancient dead Egyptians. She is sometimes known as the Goddess