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Write a 1050-word essay for the following questions and please cite a reference for each questions:
- Select one creation myth from this week's readings. What truth does the myth tell you about the culture that created it?
- Have any of you read Neil Gaiman's stories? What myths can you pick out from them? Is there another author you've read who draws inspiration from myths you would like to share?
- Please read the article at the following link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4675953. What do you think of this idea? How can this concept from physics apply to cosmic myths?
- Are there cosmic myths that influence your views, the views of your culture, or daily decisions? If so, which ones and how do they affect you? If not, why do cosmic myths not influence your behavior?
- One thing I have always found interesting about the Genesis myth is that it actually contains two versions of the creation of human beings, one in which Man and Woman were created at the same time, and another in which Adam was created first, then Eve from his rib. Most people do not realize this, but a careful reading will make this clear. Take another look, from the King James Version:
"So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." (Gen 1:27)
Then, later on, in Chapter 2 of Genesis:
"And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul." (Gen 2:7)
"And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man." (Gen 2:21-23)
One way this was interpreted by Jewish scholars in the Middle Ages was that Adam had two wives; Eve was actually his second wife. It was explained by some that the woman created in the first chapter was Lilith.
Has anyone else heard of this previously? How is the figure of Lilith portrayed in Jewish myth?
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Creation myths are different stories, tales, and accounts of the origins of man. Different
groups have different accounts of how the world was created. One creation myth that we can
look at to have a broader view of creation myths is that of ancient Egyptian. These Egyptian
creation myths are believed to form one of the initial accounts of creation myths all around the
world. In all the Egyptian myths, the world is said to have been created from an infinite lifeless
sea at the time that there was a sunrise for the first time (Mackenzie, 2014). This creation is said
to be as a result of different gods depending on which part of Egypt they are from, for instance,
Atum and Amun. These myths also held that from the lifeless waters of creation there was a
pyramid shaped mound known as benben. These myths of creation tell us a lot about the
Egyptian culture despite the fact that a good number of the regions in Egypt believe in different
deities, their stories are very similar. The similarities tell us that their cultures believe that water
is the ultimate source of life. For instance, the River Nile is known to have flooded every year of
which later the people were able to farm due to the abundance ...
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