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CREATION MYTH (GROUP 1) Flashcards

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aka cosmogonic myth, philosophical and theological
elaboration of the primal myth of creation within a religious community

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creation myth

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a myth from a particular culture, religion, or tradition that tells the origin story of the modern world.

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creation myth

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this type of creation myth believes that an enormous nothingness existed before anything else; it was a void that was empty

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chaos

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they are believed to have the oldest creation story

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sumerians

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this creation myth believes that the primordial sea was the sole thing that existed before anything else. When a creature dove beneath the surface of the ocean, the cosmos was born

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earth diver

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this creation myth believes that creatures emerge from a primordial underworld to create human beings

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emergence

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this creation myth believes in the central fact of the creation from nothing. this myth also believes that there was a supreme deity, existing alone in a pre-creation emptiness or void, who consciously creates an organized universe on his own

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ex nihilo

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it is a myth that states that the world is created as the progeny of a primordial mother and father

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world parent

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creation myth from greece

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gaea

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gave birth to uranus and eventually became his mate

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gaea

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what did gaea and uranus produce
(3C3H12T)

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3 cyclopes
3 hecatoncheires
12 titans

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who is the youngest titan

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cronus

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where did uranus push the hecatoncheires

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hidden places of the earth aka gaea’s womb

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what came about from uranus’ spilt blood

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giants
ash tree nymphs
erinnyes

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what came about from the sea foam where uranus’ genitals fell

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aphrodite

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16
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which child of cronus was saved

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zeus

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17
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whom did gaea mate with

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tartarus (her brother)

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18
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who is the offspring of gaea and tartarus

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the fire-breathing dragon Typhoeus (father of all monsters)

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a norse mythology

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yggdrasil

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who was formed in the north or the land of eternal mist and terrible darkness

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nilflheim

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21
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who spread the freezing glacial waters of twelve rivers

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hvergelmir

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who was formed in the south or the infernal region of unbearable flames

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muspellsheim

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who was formed from the drop of water where ice from niflheim and fire from muspelheim met

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ymir

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who was formed under ymir’s left arm

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beregelmir (his son)
bestla (his daughter)

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who was born from a block of ice

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adumla (wet nurse of the giants)

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who was formed from adumla’s licking of ice

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buri

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he is buri’s son who later on married bestla

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bor

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who are bor and bestla’s offsprings

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odin
vele
ve

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what became the earth (norse mythology)

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ymir’s body that was raised from the depths of the sea of blood

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what did ymir’s body become

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the midgard (middle abode)

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what happened to ymir’s flesh

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became the land

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what happened to ymir’s blood

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became the boundless ocean

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33
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what happened to ymir’s bones

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became the mountains

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what happened to ymir’s hair

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became the trees

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35
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what happened to ymir’s skull

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was used to create the heaven

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who were the creatures that were created by odin using two trees with lifeless twisted trunks

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ask (man) and embla (woman)

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he is one of the pairs of kamis who created the islands
of Japan

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izanagi

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38
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what does izanagi mean

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he who invites

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she is one of the pairs of kamis who created the islands
of Japan

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izanami

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40
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what does izanami mean

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she who invites

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41
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these are sacred spirits that take the form of things and concepts important to life

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kamis

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42
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who were the first 3 kamis

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amenominakanushi
takamimusubi
kamimusubi

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43
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where were kamis formed

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takamagahara (high plain of heaven)

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44
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what do you call izanami and izanagi’s jewelled spear

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ama no nuboko

45
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where were izanagi and izanami situated when they stirred the jeweled spear into the ocean

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ama-no-hashitade

46
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what does ama-no-hashitade mean

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stairway of heaven

47
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what was the first island of japan called

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onogoro-shima

48
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who was izanagi and izanami’s first offspring

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hiruko

49
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who was the second offspring of izanagi and izanami

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awa

50
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a chinese creation mythology

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the dragon and the egg

51
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he was said to be the first being in the chinese myth

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pangu

52
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where did pangu come from

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cosmic egg

53
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what produced the heavens and the sky in the chinese myth

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egg’s light portion

54
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what happened to the earth based on pangu’s feelings

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happy- clear sky
angry- cloudy
crying- rain falls
sigh- wind
wink- lightning
snore- thunder

55
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how many feet does the sky increase as pangu grew

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10 feet daily

56
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what happened to pangu after supporting the sky for 18,000 years

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he slept and died of exhaustion

57
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what came about from pangu’s final exhalation

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winds and cloudsd

58
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what happened to pangu’s voice

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lightning and thunder

59
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what happened to pangu’s prespiration

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rain and dew

60
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what happened to pangu’s eyes

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became the sun and moon

61
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what happened to pangu’s head, feet, right arm, left arm, and torso

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took the shape of mountains

62
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what happened to pangu’s flesh

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became the earth

63
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what happened to pangu’s blood

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became the seas and rivers

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what happened to pangu’s veins, muscles, teeth,
and bones

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became rocks, minerals, and diamonds

65
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what happened to pangu’s body hair

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became several types of plants

66
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what happened to the little critters living on pangu’s body

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became animals

67
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where did humans emerge from in the chinese myth

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pangu’s life’s soul

68
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In Hindu mythology, what is the supreme being called?

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Brahma

69
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He was the creator who made the world out of primordial chaos

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Tungkung Langit

70
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She is the ‘virgin goddess’ of the eastern skies and the wife of Tungkung Langit

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Alunsina

71
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the term used to define the mixing up of the sky, the sea, and the air.

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confusion

72
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In this place order and regularity began

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The highest part of heaven

Home of Tungkung Langit and Alunsina

73
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Why did Tungkung Langit want to rearrange the world?

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So the heavenly bodies would move regularly

74
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What would Alunsina often do when sitting down by a pool near the door?

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comb her long,
jet-black hair all day long.

75
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Who did Alunsina sent to spy on Tungkung Langit?

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the breeze

76
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Why did the Tungkung Langit and Alunsina quarreled?

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Alunsina didn’t like how Tungkung langit reproached her.

77
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What did Tungkung Langit do to ease his loneliness?

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he made the sea and earth. then he took his wife’s treasured jewels and scattered them in the sky, hoping that when Alunsina would see them she might be induced to return home

78
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Alunsina’s necklace became _________________

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stars

79
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Alunsina’s comb became _________________

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moon

80
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Sila ay ikinasal na nagkaroon ng supling na kawayan.

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Hanging Habagat at Hanging Amihan

81
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Mula saan iniluwal sina Malakas at Maganda?

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Kawayan

82
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Sino (ano?) ang nagpatawag ng pagpupulong upang pagpasiyahan ang kapalaran nina Malakas at Maganda?

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Lindol

83
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Siya ang tumuka sa kawayan na supling nina Hanging Habagat at Hanging Amihan.

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Ibong mandaragit

84
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Ang mga anak nina Malakas at Maganda na nagtago sa silid ng bahay nang sila ay pinaghahampas ng patpat ni Malakas ay naging?

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Ninuno ng mga Datu ng mga isla

85
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Ang mga nagtago sa likod ng mga pader ay naging _____

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Ninuno ng mg alipin

86
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Ang mga nagsikalat sa labas ay naging ______

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Ninuno ng mga Malalaya

87
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Ang mga nagsitago sa pandayan ay naging _____

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Ninuno ng mga maitim

88
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Ang mga pumalaot sa karagatan ay naging ninuno ng ________

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Ibang lahing mapuputi

89
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Sino ang nag utos sa ibong mandaragit na manahanan sa isa sa mga isla at wag mangambala?

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Langit

90
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He created good and evil and light and dark from his own person.

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Brahma

91
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Where did Brahma sprang?

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Cosmic Golden Egg

92
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The four types that Brahma created. (GDAM)

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Gods
Demons
Ancestor
Men

93
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Who is the first among the four types created?

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Manu

94
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During the process of creating, what caused the demons to be born?

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Moment of Distraction

95
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Where are the Demons born?

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On Brahma’s thigh

96
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What did the Demon later transformed into

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Night

97
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What did the Good Gods later transformed into

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Day

98
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Ancestors and Men became what

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Dusk and Dawn

99
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he’s an appointed God to rule over humanity

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Shiva

100
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The most important wife of Brahma

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Sarasvati

101
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What did Sarasvati bore Brahma

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the four Vedas, or Holy books of Hinduism

102
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Over time, what did the Gods began to fear?

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that men could become so powerful that they might challenge their reign

103
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What is Brahma’s response to the worrying Gods?

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Women. Wanton women.

104
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“She is the sharp edge of the razor; she is poison, a serpent, and death all in one.”

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Wanton Women

105
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In another myth, who is Brahma’s first female?

A

Death

106
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the evil force which brings balance to the universe and which ensures there is no overcrowding of it.

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Death

107
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a dark woman, wearing red garments, with red eyes and red palms and soles, adorned with divine ear-rings and ornaments.

A

Death

108
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who are the children of izanagi and izanami who became the islands of japan

ASOTITSO

A

Awaji
Shikoku
Oki
Tsukushi (Kyushu)
Iki
Tsu
Sado
Oyamato

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