universal with all cultures having a unique creation story. These ancient creation stories then became myths‚ in which whole cultures believed and followed. The cultures with many similarities and differences going to be discussed are the Greek creation story‚ the Christian creation story‚ the Apache creation story and the Australian Aboriginal creation story. The similarities and differences these myths have in common The connections between these stories are the nothingness or void at the start‚
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present within most creation stories as the genesis of life because of its indispensable life sustaining properties. The oldest religious literature of India is the Rig-Veda; a hymn from the Rig Veda claims that human life began “in the watery darkness” (Fiero 14). Another creation story passed down orally by African tribal people says that life originated in “the slender grasses that grow in wet‚ marshy soil” (Fiero 14). This is very similar to Egyptian myths of creation that stated “At the beginning
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outwards‚ reaching farther than your eye can see‚ you drop onto your newly created land. The two creation stories are very similar but they are more different than you think. The West Africans and the Lakota creation stories were alike in many ways‚ for example they both involved the land starting as sand being dropped into an endless ocean‚ then the sand expanding and creating land‚ also in both stories both of the creators were not happy with what was happening before‚ one had the previous world
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This paper looks into the Haida and Anishinaabe creation stories‚ as well as looking at the bear clan and using the bear clan perspective to analyze both those stories. According to the lecture entitled “Anishinaabe Governance Structures” the bear clan takes on a protective role amongst its people‚ with roles that include patrollers‚ peacekeepers‚ healers‚ and solitary warriors. The Haida creation story is about a raven who finds himself in a town in the sky country. The raven takes the place of
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some sort of creation story‚ usually grounded in a mythology or religion‚ of how the world originated‚ for example‚ Genesis from Christianity‚ or Pangu from China. These stories show how the world came to be‚ and usually show values‚ morals‚ and the reasons for some traditions. The Iroquois creation story “The World on the Turtle’s Back” and the Norse story “Odin and Ymir” both serve as narratives to communicate the beliefs of their people and the values of their culture. Both stories show aspects
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The creation story of the Cree Tribe shows us their belief about how all the animals and humans were created‚ and also how humans are guided to the right thing. Most beliefs and themes of creation myths can be found as the same from multiple religions and faiths. A common theme in creation stories of different cultures is the presence of a supreme being. This supreme being is present in this creation story as the creator. The creator made the earth and all that was in it. The creator existed before
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The Creation Story The Iroquois story and the Judeo-Christian story are very similar stories but they also have very different concepts. Both stories explain how the earth was created and who it was created by. They talk about different beliefs and share their opposing thoughts about certain topics. In the story about the Iroquois it mentions that the earth was started on a turtle’s back and that there was no all-powerful God. Yet the other said that earth was created by an omniscient being called
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China’s Creation Story In the beginning‚ the heaven and earth were still one and all was in chaos. The universe was like a big black egg‚ carrying Pan Gu inside itself. After eighteen thousand years‚ Pan Gu woke up from a long sleep. Because he felt suffocated‚ he took up a broad ax and wielded it with all his might to crack open the egg in which he is in. He formed the heavens and the cold‚ turbid matter formed the earth. Pan Gu stood between them‚ his head touching the sky‚ his feet planted on
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The native American tribe known as the Iroquois‚ have a unique creation story. For this story sky‚ people and water exist but there is no land to speak of. It’s funny how most creation stories start off with the earth and sky already in existence. The Iroquois story starts with sky people that live high above the waters in the clouds. The sky people could not die‚ have children or experience sadness. Nonetheless; one day a sky woman realized she had become pregnant with twins. When she told her husband
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Satan‚ Prince of Darkness‚ Lucifer‚ Iblis; no matter what title he bears‚ the devil is the most recognizable and distinct representation of evil in existence. In the story of Adam and Eve‚ the devil’s wicked evilness takes the form of temptation. He uses temptation to stray Eve from the path of God‚ the path she was created to follow. In the Lord of the Flies evil disguises itself as temptation yet again. The boys are tempted by their persisting desires to leave their civilized morals behind and
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