World mythology Questions and
Answers
5 types of creation myths - answer 1) creation from nothing
2) creation from a preexisting chaotic mix of primal realities such as a cosmic egg or
primeval waters
3) creation from the union, separation, division, or sacrafice of primordial parents
4) creation from an opening in the earth
5) creation resulting drom a dive into the depths of the primordial waters
Alloforms - answer A distinct form of something treated as a single kind or species.
Archetype - answer A reoccurring symbol or motif in literature
Motif - answer is an object or idea that repeats itself throughout a literary work.
Cosmogony - answer the branch of science that deals with the origin of the universe,
especially the solar system.
Anthropomorphic - answer Having human characteristics
Yin/yang - answer describes how apparently opposite or contrary forces are actually
complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they
give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another.
Bhrama/ shiva/ Vishnu - answer Within the hindu trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and
Shiva, Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Shiva the destroyer.
Atman - answer Atman is part of the universal brahman, with which it can commune
or even fuse. So fundamental was the atman deemed to be that certain circles identified
it with brahman. Of the various systems (darshans) of Hindu thought, Vedanta is the
one that is particularly concerned with the atman.
Brahman - answer a spiritual concept in Hinduism, and it connotes the highest
Universal, the Ultimate Reality in the universe. It is, in major schools of Hindu
philosophy, the material, efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists.
Rig Veda - answer The rig Veda is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic
Sanskrit hymns. It is counted among the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism known
as the Vedas. It is one of the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language.
Enuma elish - answer is the Babylonian creation mythos (named after its opening
words). This epic is one of the most important sources for understanding the Babylonian
, worldview, centered on the supremacy of Marduk and the creation of humankind for the
service of the gods. Its primary original purpose, however, is not an exposition of
theology or theogony but the elevation of Marduk, the chief god of Babylon, above other
Mesopotamian gods.
Marduk - answer Marduk rose from an obscure deity in the third millennium BCE to
become one of the most important gods and the head of the Mesopotamian pantheon in
the first millennium. He was the patron god of the city of Babylon, where his temple
tower, the ziggurat TT Etemenanki ("Temple (that is) the foundation of the heavens and
the earth") served as the model for the famous "tower of Babel." In the first millennium,
he was often referred to as Bel, the Akkadian word for "Lord."
Tiamat - answer is the symbol of the chaos of primordial creation, depicted as a
woman,[1] she represents both the beauty of the feminine, depicted as the glistening
one,.[2] She is a primordial goddess of the ocean, mating with Abzû (the god of fresh
water) to produce younger gods.
Animism - answer is the perception that consciousness or spirit is a quality of the
entire world, rather than the exclusive possession of humankind. Everything has the
potential ability to communicate with other beings (whether verbally, through gestures,
intuitively, or otherwise) and to bring about change. Nothing, not even a rock, is
completely inert, and no creature's actions are exclusively the result of genetic
"programming" - rather, there is always some element of feeling, understanding,
evaluation, and choice present.
Inanami and izanagi - answer Japanese myth. According to legend, after their birth
Izanagi and Izanami stood on the floating bridge of heaven and stirred the primeval
ocean with a jeweled spear. When they lifted the spear, the drops that fell back into the
water formed the first solid land, an island called Onogoro. Izanagi and Izanami
descended to the island and became husband and wife. Their first child was deformed,
and the other gods said it was because Izanami spoke before her husband at their
marriage. The couple performed another wedding ceremony, this time correctly.
Izanami soon gave birth to eight lovely children, who became the islands of Japan.
Izanagi and Izanami then created many gods and goddesses to represent the
mountains, valleys, waterfalls, streams, winds, and other natural features of Japan.
However, during the birth of Kagutsuchi, the fire god, Izanami was badly burned. As she
lay dying, she continued to create gods and goddesses, and still other deities emerged
from the tears of the grief-stricken Izanagi.
When Izanami died, she went to Yomi-tsu Kuni. Izanagi decided to go there and bring
his beloved back from the land of darkness and death. Izanami greeted Izanagi from the
shadows as he approached the entrance to Yomi. She warned him not to look at her
and said that she would try to arrange for her release from the gods of Yomi. Full of
desire for his wife, Izanagi lit a torch and looked into Yomi. Horrified to see that Izanami
was a rotting corpse, Izanagi fled.
