CREATION MYTHS
Almost all cultures have their creation myths (including myths about the origin of the universe, the creation of humans, the occurance of a massive flood or other cataclysm, etc.) There are remarkable similarities among these myths from widely different cultures; there are also some notable differences. Compare one similar kind of myth from three different cultures. Discuss the similarities first. Then focus on the key differences. Speculate on what the differences suggest about the nature of the culture telling the story (for example, native American origin myths usually contain gods who appear in the form of the animals so important to the peoples′ survival). You may use material from your text (Genesis, Metamorphoses, ″Song of the Seeress″) and material from the online anthology; [unique_solution]you may also use other sources (such as Edith Hamilton′s Mythology, Bulfinch′s Age of Fable, Virginia Hamilton′s In the Beginning…, etc.; there are even several good online myth sites). Be sure to refer directly to the myths using summary and/or direct quotations which you document parenthetically. Tip: You do not have to limit yourself to Western Literature. Consider myths from Africa, Native America, indigenous groups from Central and South America, Asia as well.Almost all cultures have their creation myths (including myths about the origin of the universe, the creation of humans, the occurance of a massive flood or other cataclysm, etc.) There are remarkable similarities among these myths from widely different cultures; there are also some notable differences. Compare one similar kind of myth from three different cultures. Discuss the similarities first. Then focus on the key differences. Speculate on what the differences suggest about the nature of the culture telling the story (for example, native American origin myths usually contain gods who appear in the form of the animals so important to the peoples′ survival). You may use material from your text (Genesis, Metamorphoses, ″Song of the Seeress″) and material from the online anthology; you may also use other sources (such as Edith Hamilton′s Mythology, Bulfinch′s Age of Fable, Virginia Hamilton′s In the Beginning…, etc.; there are even several good online myth sites). Be sure to refer directly to the myths using summary and/or direct quotations which you document parenthetically. Tip: You do not have to limit yourself to Western Literature. Consider myths from Africa, Native America, indigenous groups from Central and South America, Asia as well.