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    Pomo Indian Tribe

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    that live in California around where I used to live. One last reason I chose the Pomo Indian Tribe was I liked there name and really wanted to see how they lived on their own‚ what they believe in‚ and some myths about origin of man and the universe. The purpose in the Pomo’s myths is creation on mankind and the universe. Just like people of today they have their own stories and Mythology about the origin of man. Now let’s get into the real story of the Pomoan People on Northern California. The

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    The Big Picture Questions

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    the difference between religiously based myths of origin and creation stories derived from scientific accounts? The difference between religiously based myths of origin and creation stories derived from scientific accounts is that religiously based myths can just be accepted and believed once heard from a person. The scientific accounts claim to be truer and make much more sense. They can be checked and cleared by anyone/anything for proof. The creation stories rely largely on fields of education

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    Traditional Literature

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    specifically with stories that were passed down through oral storytelling from generation to generation. Traditional literature consists of songs‚ stories‚ poems and riddles from anonymous sources. There are many forms of traditional literature (myths‚ fables‚ epics‚ ballads‚ legends‚ folk rhymes‚ folktales) and many of the categories do overlap. Folktales are a major form of traditional literature found all over the world. These stories have some elements in common and come in several different

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    Hanna Moore Literary Analysis Many cultures have stories on the creation of Earth. While each story is different‚ they often involve two gods descending from heaven and creating the world for necessity. The Iroquois creation myth‚ “The World on the Turtle’s Back” is an interesting story on the creation of earth. I enjoyed reading this story because it was a new perspective on the creation of man that I hadn’t heard before. The story tells of the pregnant wife in the sky-world who disregarded the

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    “Pyramus and Thisbe” Creation Myth and Roman Myth The author of "Adam‚ Eve‚ and the Serpent"‚ and author Doris Gates of "Pyramus and Thisbe" from Two Queens of Heaven‚ reveal to the readers how trust and love can bring disaster especially by temptation. The authors of both myths also reflect an ideology for the audience as the rules were made to be broken. The author of "Adam‚ Eve and the Serpent" introduces the snake‚ representing as temptation‚ this character of this myth told Eve "Ye Shall Not

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    comes from the first chapter of Genesis‚ which is the first book in the Bible. It is a very well-known quote from the bible that people around the world quote when discussing how the earth began. Genesis offered a very interesting perspective on the creation of the earth that was especially present in the first three chapters. The first three chapters of Genesis are thought-provoking‚ troublesome‚ and leave the reader with some questions. The first three chapters of Genesis are very thought-provoking

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    Women in Religion

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    define cultural roles * Male coercion and plow agriculture * Males take over agriculture‚ decent of land * Conquest of tribes: women for labor and sexual service * Patriarchal law: women‚ slaves‚ animals‚ land * Babylonian Creation Myth: Marduk vs. Tiamat * Marduk is a warrior ‚ taimat is a female‚ marduk defeats tiamat and kills her‚ her body becomes the ground. This patriarc is already built in. Women are associated with earth. HEBREW CONCEPTIONS * God creates‚

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    Shabaka Research Paper

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    The creation myth in scripted in the stela strengthens the common theme of how the world is formed because the creation myth is considered most valuable to the people of Africa. In this Creation myth‚ the emphasizes of the foremost character is Ptah cannot be any clearer. He is the definitive creator and God of Memphis where Shabaka ends up ruling and builds his empire. According to the stela Memphis is also the burial site for Osiris. Also‚ the story of Horus and Seth is often connected with the

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    Part one: The three short stories- When Grizzlies Walked Upright‚ The Earth on Turtle’s Back‚ and The Navajo Origin Legend – all share a similar concept. The story The Earth on Turtle’s Back talks about before Earth even existed everything was water and there were birds and animals that swam around. Up‚ above the clouds‚ was a skyland where humans lived. In the end of this short story a small little muskrat brings up land from underneath the water and gives the chief’s wife a place to stand and

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    Greek and Inuit Mythology

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    Parallelism in Greek and Inuit Mythology The very early creation legends are difficult to trace to their original sources‚ since they were passed along by word of mouth from one generation to the next. There are many different legends about the origin of the earth‚ some similar to those told in other cultures. It is interesting that most of these legends can be tied together in one or more ways. The Greek and Inuit tribe versions of early existence are related in many ways. In both interpretations

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