Myths SWYK Flashcards
What is the purpose of myths?
A story that people create to explain why things are the way they are.
Teach a lesson or moral.
Reflect the culture they come from.
What are the types of myths that exist?
Origins of the earth.
Origins of humans.
Origin of evil.
Myths of gods and mortals.
Who is the creator of the Mayan myth?
The plumed serpent and heart of sky.
Who is the creator of the Efik myth?
Abassi.
Who is the creator of the Sumerian myth?
Enlil the god of air.
What/Who is the source of the world for the Sumerian myth?
Nammu and Anki.
What are some common connections in afterlife myths?
1) The souls are led to the afterlife by a god
2) The souls are then judged in some way
3) There is a place for good souls and bad souls
What is the Native American myth we studied?
Coyote steal fire for the people.
What was the beba people myth we studied?
The story of sun and bat.
MAGICAL EARTH DIRT
MAGICAL EARTH DIRT
MAGICAL EARTH DIRT
MAGICAL EARTH DIRT
Where are the four places a soul could end up in the Greek afterlife myth?
1) The Fields of Elysian
2) Asphodel Fields
3) Fields of Mourning
4) Tartarus
What happened to you in the Greek afterlife?
You are led to the underworld by Hermes then are judged by their actions then go to one of the four places a soul could end up in the greek afterlife myth (Tartarus, Fields of Elysian, Fields of mourning, and the Asphodel fields.
In the Egyptian afterlife myth when souls are judged poorly they are…
Eaten
Your heart is weighed against a feather in which afterlife myth?
Egyptian myth
Which god leads you to the underworld in the Egyptian afterlife myth?
The god Anubis
What happens when you pass the test of the feather of Maat in the Egyptian afterlife myth?
You go to paradise
What can you do in paradise? (Egyptian afterlife myth)
You can grant wishes to the living and there are no diseases
What can you do in paradise? (Egyptian afterlife myth)
You can grant wishes to the living and there are no diseases
Give an example of a negative confession
I did NOT…………..
In the Chinese afterlife myth you are escorted by a local ______ god to the afterlife
Earth
Who is the golden bridge ruled by? (Chinese afterlife myth)
Buhdda
TRUE OR FALSE: The silver bridge is ruled by the jade emperor and souls become gods
TRUE
In the Chinese afterlife myth bad souls are _______________________________
Punished and eventually reincarnated
TRUE OR FALSE: You escape the rebirth cycle on the golden bridge
TRUE
Who was the creator of the world? (Chinese myth)
Pan gu
True or False: You can get a disease in the Egyptian afterlife
FALSE!!!!!!!!
