Myth Creation Story Connections

Myth Connections

"In the begging" One of the few ways that most myths start was used in at least three of the myths that we read in class and used in both of my online myths. I found this interesting because there were so many other creative options a myth could have started and interesting ways that could grab a reader’s attention, yet still they used the very plain and simple phrase " In the begging" This reminded me of fairytale and fantasy stories because most fairy tales begin with "Once upon a time...".

            Another connection I made while watching the Incan Life Creation myth online was that the creator of people wanted the humans that he made to be intelligent and remember who their creator was, just like how the creators of the other myths kept trying to make humans out of a new material like wood and rock to see which material would make them the smartest, and if the humans forgot who their creator was then they would move on and try another material. I also noticed that in almost all creation myths including the Incan that it starts off with one man in charge who then makes two people either male and female or just two male and then sets them off on earth to discover how to make people and develop the culture and land as humans or people of the same type not just one god who is a spirit.

The other online article that I choose to read and learn more about was the Inuit I found out that they have some very similar creation ideas and yet they also had very different creation ideas. For example the first woman ever made was made from clay just like how people were made in other myths. One difference that I realized was that the first man ever made came from a plant made by a human/raven bird. I found it interesting that the 1^st species of life in this myth was a mixture between a bird and a human because this “god” did not have a big overall power however it did have the ability to fly. I also found it different or interesting that the wings played such a key role in this story because the beats of the raven’s wings created the water and land. One last connection I made with this myth and other myths such as Adam and Eve was that instead of one big special tree there were many pea plants thus still showing a sign of nature and that growing plays a key role in mythology.

INCAN GODDESS CROWN

http://www.mythicjourneys.org/bigmyth/2_eng_myths.htm.