Throughout history‚ every society has had some form of myths that have significance or reasoning behind why they have been shared with society. Whether it is myth designed to teach a valuable lesson or a myth that explains something as simple as why the seasons change the way that they do‚ to these societies they all have played some sort of purpose in explaining why life is the way that it is for them. But while these myths cover that wide range of topics‚ there is only one myth that can hold distinction
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in the middle of the rivers Promise Land: land promised to Abraham Chapter Three Anthropomorphic: humanlike Cosmology: accounts of creation Divine council: the assembly of the gods Elohim: Enkidu: a new creature made out of clay by mother goddess Aruru. Enuma Elish: the Babylonian creation
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is Horus who was born in hiding because of his jealous power hungry uncle‚ who he then fought to avenge his father’s death. Also‚ you have Re who felt betrayed by his wife and out of anger cursed her to never give birth to the children in her womb. Tiamat created an army of monster to avenge her husband and her pride against her grandson Ea who created a strong wind that disturbed her which ultimately led to her creating an army of monsters. Lastly you had Evil Twin who never liked his brother only
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CLA204 Lecture 1 Notes What is myth? - mûthos (ancient Greek) – “story”‚ “plot” of a narrative - myth – “a traditional story of collective (social) importance” – character‚ plot‚ temporal and special setting - mûthos (story) + logos (account) = “study of myth”‚ mythology - set in distant past or time so long ago when humans did not exist - mythical place – ie. garden paradise‚ world of the dead‚ etc. Circulation of Myth: oral (Orpheus‚ Homer‚ Hesiod) literary (Ovid‚ Euripides) artistic
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many Gods who had rule‚ but there were some Gods who craved to have power over all others. Before man was established‚ the Gods were already becoming filled with greed. This selfishness sparked a battle between Tiamat and Marduk. Marduk defeats Tiamat and her plans to become supreme Goddess are destroyed. After his valiant win‚ Marduk is crowned the God of Gods and begins to plan the construction of earth and all its inhabitants. His plans for heaven and earth are filled with shrines‚ gifts‚ worships
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well…even though we don’t know these primary texts well. Or at all. The Enuma Elish was crafted around the 12 century BCE. It’s a tale of two divine figures‚ the fresh-water male god Apsu‚ and the salt-water female god Mummu-Tiamat (she was called Tiamat for short). Tiamat is depicted also as a dragon from the sea (think‚ “Leviathan”). Their‚ um‚ waters mingled‚ and created more gods. These ragamuffins made Apsu and Tiamut nuts with their racket. What is inappropriate may be age-appropriate‚ I
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happiness and peace. The Enuma Elish Apsu‚ the father of Sweet Waters and Tiamat‚ Mother of Salt Waters created 3 unruly children. The children gods were just being children‚ but unfortunately they were disrupting Tiamat’s peace. She grew to hate their behavior and asked Apsu to deal with them. When he tried they just ignored him. Due to their unwillingness to obey their parents Apsu’s resolution was to destroy them. Tiamat was very upset by this resolution. She told Apsu that his resolution was evil
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details in a clear and obvious way‚ leaving no doubt as to the true intended meaning one can easily identify an explicit view in the Epic of Gilgamesh‚ when the main character‚ Gilagamesh tries to defeat a giant‚ similar to how Marduk tried to defeat Tiamat in the Enuma Elish. Both wanted to show that they have power‚ but more so Gilgamesh wanted show that he deserves to be immortal and that he should live with no limits. Gilgamesh was created by several gods in their likeliness with only one problem
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each of these creation stories. The stories differ on the roles of Gender. In Egypt‚ they had respect for women and were treated identical to men. For example‚ Shu‚ a god‚ and Tefnut‚ a goddess together created the atmosphere. The Mesopotamian’s take on gender was that male and female were not equal. For example‚ Tiamat‚ the female creator‚ tries to take control. Her descendants unite against her‚ choosing one of their number - Marduk‚ the god of Babylon - to lead them. In conclusion‚ the Egyptian
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primordial Apsu‚ their begetter‚ (And) Mummu-Tiamat‚ she who bore them all‚ Their waters commingling as a single body;1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. ” (Genesis 1:1) The Enuma Elish opens with the heavens and the earth‚ while Genesis opens with God. The gods of Enuma Elish are not so much creators and distinct from the universe as they are begetters. Apsu begat the heavens and the firm ground‚ we are told. Mummu-Tiamat "bore them all." On the other hand‚ the Genesis
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