how the earth created. Those transmission are now called a myth. Like Alan Watts said, “The myths underlying our culture and underlying our common sense have not taught us to feel identical with the universe, but only parts of it, only in it, only confronting it aliens.” The three famous myths of the American are The Earth on Turtle’s Back, When Grizzlies Walked Upright, and The Navajo Origin Legend. What is the similarities and differences in the cultural attitudes expressed in these myths? To begin
Life and Death”, and “The World on the Turtle’s Back” are the four stories that actually share many similarities between each other. The myth, “Pan Gu and Nu Wa” talks about how Earth and Heaven were split apart from each other which emphasizes on the importance of both characters Pan Gu and Nu Wa. The second myth, “The Origin of Japan and her People” discusses how the nation of Japan was created and why it has such an enormous population of people. The third myth, “Death, and Life and Death” explains
Onondaga and Huron creation similarities Many Native American creation myths are similar to each other. One such case is that of the Onondaga and Huron who share an almost identical creation story. Both of them talk about similar occurrences such as a women falling from the sky and a turtle turning a piece of land into the entire earth. The Onondaga creation myth clearly influenced the Huron creation myth because of the major similarities in their creation stories in the beginning, middle, and end
Grizzly Bears and the Turtles Myths and Folktales haved played a big part in Native American culture since the beginning of their time. Stories are passed down from generation to generation so their ideas and history can be preserved over time. Many of these oral tellings have been translated into written pieces so more of the world can be exposed to these ideas. “The Earth on Turtle’s Back”, that is retold by Michael Caduto and Joseph Bruchac, and “When Grizzlies Walked Upright” are both great
stories of creation in and of the world, two in particular are widely referenced. The Hebrew narrative of Earth’s creation was originally created by Jews and later espoused by Christians. It is found in chapters one through three of Genesis, the first book in the Bible. These chapters are made up of two ex nihilo creation stories which contain the same underlying explanation, but vary when it comes to the order of events and details. While there are a number of variations to this myth, the Iroquois
Through time, myths about heroes, villains, monsters, magnificent creations, and anything the human mind could imagine have been spread across the world. Myths, taught by tongue and book have crossed in and out the ears and minds of many, but now they have made their way to the ears of this generation. Not everyone believes them, but those who do seem to be obsessed with that one myth. Entire beliefs are based on myths. Myths are traditional stories about the early history of a people explaining
Despite there being many differences in the creation myths of the world, each myth holds a distinct parallel that characterizes the way the world came to be as well as how it functions. In the Native American myth, The World on the Turtle's Back, the creation story is portrayed through a very different light then what is seen in the Greek creation myth. By doing a comparison of these myths, any similarities or differences can be easily seen. These two myths, as well as several others around the world