Also, women had such a great connection with nature that the tree saved them from man. Additionally, they were bright enough to escape from the man by becoming stars. Therefore, both of the stories show women as prominent figures in the beginning of the world. However, the Iroquois viewed them more important in a practical way. To the Iroquois, women created the beginnings of the Earth and nurtured the crops, whereas the Kiowa saw them more in an innocent way.
Hello, everybody. After reading all the assigned stories and viewing the lecture, I gained a strong interest for The Iroquois Creation Story. I was quite drawn to one of the beliefs over the piece once it was mentioned in the lecture because I shared the same thought while reading the narrative. Numerous individuals find it odd that Enigorio is said to be the good twin in the story while Enigonhahetgea is said to be the evil twin. The peculiarity seen in this aspect of the story originated because the readers of the tale learn that the “evil” twin attempts to prevent the human beings from eating the animals, which may be seen as a good deed.
There are many creation myths and not all are the same but many share some similarities, they are called motifs, but how many myths share three well known motifs? It is a very amazing thing that all of these different people shared some of the same ideas on how their people were started and some of them were oceans apart. It is a curious thing and also cool seeing how all of them thought the same thing. The three motifs that I am going to go over are the motif of people being made out of organic materials, the earth being made from objects, like body parts or objects, and the motif of there being a great flood that almost wiped out all humans on Earth.
The differences between light and dark, good and bad, are blurred in the Iroquois Creation Story. The narrator captured two different views in this story, blurring the line between what is considered right and wrong. The Iroquois Creation Story does not have just the black and white, but also the gray areas as well. It makes readers question what is really good and what is bad. The overall use of light elements gives the story a light feel, but also has a dark undertone when looked at closely.
Myths have been around for hundreds of years and will continue to be a big part of the culture in all aspects of the world. The three passages from Native American myths are no exception as they all have a story to tell. Back then Native American culture was mostly an oral culture and myths were passed on from generations to generations. This was important to the Native Americans because this was their tradition and was sacred to them. In the native American myths, the passages all talk about the role of the earth and how it connects with nature.
Creation Stories Many years ago Native American tribes told origin myth stories, a mixture of science and religion that explains how the world and everything in it came to be. Native American creation stories and Biblical creation stories have a lot of similarities, but they also have many differences. The Native American and the Biblical creation stories are similar in many ways. The Iroquois creation story tells about the lower world and the upper world.
In Genesis and “The World on the Turtle’s Back”, shared characteristics include the central tree, a fall from the heavens, and the beginnings of the earth from the primordial sea. Through these similar aspects, however, the Christian god is shown to have dominance over his creation, while the Iroquois gods are depicted to be like the natives, susceptible to weaknesses and temptations. Their reasons for the conditions of their present life differ as well, for the lives of the Iroquois depend upon the woman’s fall, while the loss of eternal life for Adam and Eve interfered with the main reason for their creation. With these interpretations of the archetypal settings, the Iroquois and the Christians perceive the same world through different eyes, giving them a basis for their unique cultures and
The Sky Gods vs the Iroquois The stories “The World on the Turtles Back” by the Iroquois, and The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday discuss two different creation myths. “The World on The Turtles Back” is an Iroquois legend that has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth, making it an oral tradition. A creation myth is a traditional story that involves supernatural beings or events that explain how the some aspect of human nature or the natural world came to be. These myths have comparable aspects that are specifically the roles of men, women, animals, and nature.
Two Enemies One Story This paper will identify differences and similarities within the Apache and Cherokee Tribes of North America through their Creation Stories. Creation Stories often share similarities throughout the world. Creation stories are frequently considered sacrosanct explanations which are found in almost all Native American tribes except a select few in South America. These stories all have a scheme of figures who are often divine beings with human features or human like, or a combination of animalistic features and human, who play main roles with in the creation story. Creation Stories help answer question that cannot be answered by general knowledge and are told in a story format.
One of the most significant differences between these two creation myths is in who created the world. The Bible describes creation as being perpetrated by the one and only God, who rules over all creation. However, the Kalevala is a little more diffuse, almost making the world seem to happen by happenstance. A maiden known as the “Daughter of the Ether,” comes down from the heavens and spends seven hundred years swimming in the ocean after being impregnated by it. She then sees a bird flying around looking for a place to nest, (the type of bird varies depending on the source and translation of the story.)
Native Americans have a very rich and interesting past. The story “The World on the Turtle’s Back” told by the Iroquois Indians is a story of how the world came to be and the good and evils in the world. The story “The Way to Rainy Mountain“ by Scott Momaday, is a story of about the Kiowa traditions and the way that they lived. Both of these stories show how important it is to respect the gods. “The World on the Turtle’s Back” is a myth about a man and a woman that lived in the sky world.
Long, long time ago, the gods decided to develop a brand new form of life into earth. The gods wanted to observe how the villagers would deal with a monstrous and vicious monster in their settlement. One of the gods drizzled greediness into the new life, and another god wanted to make the new life unique so they made it the mother of snakes. All the gods agreed to name her Medusa, and they sent her down to the rusty old planet, earth.
Have you ever wondered how Native Americans believe the world came to be? Both stories include the elements that make the world balanced. The stories “World on the Turtle's Back” and “The Menominee” both include the importance of nature and animals. Also, their beliefs on what makes things good and evil. Finally, they include how the gods created man, woman, and earth.
Floating about in all types of literature, there are many legends as to how the earth was created; these legends are known as creation myths. A creation myth offers answers to questions that ask how the earth was created, and explains the social customs of today as well as the workings of the natural world by telling an elaborate story. The Cherokee Indians have spread their beliefs on this topic throughout generations through oral tradition. Recent authors have taken these myths to paper to preserve history and to spread them even further around the world. “How the World Was Made” is a creation myth that not only offers an abundance of information regarding the origin of earth, but also supports the social traditions of today’s society and attempts to explain the intangible, natural workings of the world.
Some believe that the world began from a singularity known as the “Big Bang” (the big bang theory) 13.7 billion years ago and others believe that through his word, God made the world and everything in the world in it, during a period of seven days (the creation story). These theories/ possible myths seem to have nearly nothing in common and Astrophysicists and Creationists believe that it is simply a question of Fact vs Faith. However I seem to believe there is more to it, what if there was a way that the two theories connected? Through comparing and contrasting the theories, I am going to look in to the differences and similarities of the big bang theory and the Christian Creation Story and what evidence/biblical quotes we have to support
