CREATION MYTHS

Question 1

They are the chief writers of myths in greek

Answer 1

Hesiod and Homer

Question 2

the greek word of Theogony which is “theogonia” means?

Answer 2

Generations of the gods

Question 3

it is an epic poem of 1,022 hexameter lines which describes the birth of the gods in the greek pantheon

Question 4

“in the beginning there is nothing but chaos and from that chaos it produced

Answer 4

Erebus (darkness)
Nyx (night)

Question 5

and from Erebus
(darkness) and Nyx (night) they produced

Answer 5

Eros (love)

Question 6

From Eros alone , he produced

Answer 6

Hemera (day) and
Aether (Light)

Question 7

From Chaos alone, it produced

Answer 7

Gaia (earth) and Tartarus (underworld)

Question 8

from Gaia and Tartarus

Answer 8

they produced Typhon (whirlwind)

Question 9

From Gaia alone, she produced three elements which are:

Answer 9

Ouranus (heaven)
Pontus (sea)
Ourea (mountains)

Question 10

from Gaia and Ouranus , they produced:

Answer 10

Oceanus (ocean river)
Cyclopes
Hecaton Cheires
Titans

Question 11

who is along with the 55 ethnic groups , which orally transmitted Chinese mythology

Answer 11

Han

Question 12

they are known as the individuals who knows the most about myths

Answer 12

Shamans

Question 13

it was first written down about 1,760 years ago and must have been told orally long before

Answer 13

Pan Gu and the Cosmic Egg

Question 14

inseparable and contradictory forces such as earth-heaven, dark-light, waterfire andetc

Answer 14

Yin-Yang

Question 15

he was born inside the cosmic egg

Answer 15

Pan Gu (also Panggu, Phan ku)

Question 16

in Pangu
Pan means _____
and Gu means ____antiquity

Answer 16

Pan=coils up
Gu=antiquity

Question 17

Pan Gu broke out of the egg and separated ____ into the many opposites

Answer 17

Chaos

Question 18

for ______years, heaven rose ten feet higher, the earth grew ten feet thicker, and Pan Gu grew ten feet taller

Answer 18

18,000 years

Question 19

Pan Gu’s eyes became_____, his blood formed________, his hair grew into________,his sweat turned to ______and his body became soil

Answer 19

eyes=sun and moon
blood-rivers
hair=trees and plants
sweat=rivers
body=soil

Question 20

According to chinese mythology the human race evolved from?

Answer 20

parasites that infested Pan Gu’s body

Question 21

these are the rich sources in Egyptian mythology

Answer 21

Egyptian dynasties

Question 22

Classical Greek and Roman writers recorded

Answer 22

extensive contemporaneous descriptions of Ancient Egyptian Culture

Question 23

main theme of Ancient Egypt

Answer 23

order vs chaos
creation vs destruction

Question 24

ancient scroll containing stores that describe the creation of the universe

Answer 24

Bremner-Rhind Papyrus

Question 25

primordial beginning. Great sea of Chaos

Answer 25

Nu

Question 26

the limitless one, also known as
Atum=the creator
Ra=sun god

Answer 26

Nebertcher

Question 27

the principle of justice

Answer 27

Ma’at

Question 28

also Apophis, the serpent represent chaos left behind

Answer 28

Apep

Question 29

From Nebertcher (the creator) produced

Answer 29

Shu (dryness of air)
Tefnut (moisture)

Question 30

From Shu (dryness of air) and Tefnut (moisture) the produced

Answer 30

Geb (earth)
Nut (sky)

Question 31

From Geb (earth) and
Nut (sky) they produced

Answer 31

Osiris ,Isis, Seth and Nepthys