Once the sun was covered, “it was dark night.” The only light showing in the sky was the thin ring of light from the corona peering from behind the black circle that was the moon. Everything was dark and black and in what was supposed to be broad daylight, Dillard could see cars below her turning on their headlights. She later described the shadow that overcame them during the eclipse. She said that screams were heard from the hilltop, because of the unsettling speed and abruptness at which the shadow came over them.
In the memoir, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah, as the war progresses, the absence of the moon becomes a symbol of the lack of protection and peace in the boys’ world. For instance, Ishmael is so wrapped up in the war he does not take a moment to relax or be at peace in the war. When Ishmael is in the war he does not see the moon as we see in this quote, “Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them”(Beah pg.80). Ishmael is recalling the memories of the war. He recalls that the moon is a sign of hope and peace in this world but during the war he does not see the moon.
The disk of the sun was dull silver as though it were nearer and not so hot, yet the air stifled.”
Mentioned in paragraph 2, this describes how unworldly and mystical the whole feeling was during the eclipse, like nothing was
On a night when a full moon would have shown, Apollo raced towards Earth in his blinding light. Twas’ excruciatingly painful as it moved closer. Not a single eye could be kept open, as both Mortals and immortals shielded their eyes against the light of the powerful Sun God. Lives perished that day, bodies burned, eyes blinded With no one able to stop Apollo 's hateful attack, Mortals suffered by the plenty on that day but soon Apollo was unable to continue the attack for his energy had run out.
The winds picked up. Out of the west, the dust rolled in. It blocked out the sun, leaving people unaware of what time it was. It was still day out, but the world outside grew darker. It was like the death of the dinosaurs, how the dust from the meteorite had covered the sun and doomed them, but only it was with a different kind of dust
As Armstrong explains, “mythology was therefore designed to help us to cope with the problematic human predicament. It helped people to find their place in the world and their true orientation” (6). The idea of myths was created to teach humans proper behavior that fit with their ideal society, as well as help people live in peace with one another. They also taught valuable lessons on how not to live since people didn 't know where they come from and where they belong. We invented stories by using gods, humans and magical creatures to explain something that happens in nature.
They give the people a reason to harvest crops, live by a certain code of conduct, and a way to pass down their traditions and connect generations together. Without creation myths, some cultures would see no purpose in coming together as a community or cherishing the land they live on, so creation myths are important to cultures all over the world. For example, the Greeks made sacrifices to the Gods in order to bring them fertility (Aphrodite), rain (Zeus), etc. since they had Gods to represent every aspect of life. This gave them a code of conduct, so to speak,
In fact the gods created humans to serve them. The gods gave there people laws through King Hammurabi. Mesopotamian gods were also very forgiving. For after destroying much of the world during a flood, they let a man survive. After it was done the gods realized their mistakes.
The gods are beings capable of bringing misfortune or greatness which is why mortals tend to perform sacrifices in honor of the gods due
The relationships between the Greek gods and mortals have always been complicated. The gods can be generous and supportive, but also harsh and destructive towards the humans. They claim to be all powerful beings with unlimited power and influence, but in truth, they are far more human than they are perceived. They meddle with human lives, not because they are wise, but because of their own selfish reasons. In Homer’s
Humans and the gods both have the same mentality that they are better
The gusts of warm air began to subside and the petal slowly sank, before plummeting into the depths of the earth. Rainbows fell to dust, the beaming sun pruned and a thick sheet of rain and darkness overwhelmed the environment. An eclipse upon happiness. A collapsing star. The infinitely empty void.
“When Ymir eventually turned evil, Odin and his two brothers killed Ymir in order to create the world of man and gods alike. Following the creation of the world, the three brothers created human man from drift wood on the shore” (Wordpress.com). Norse gods weren’t all knowing and had limitations when it came to wisdom and intelligence. Mimir was the wisest among the gods of Aesir and Odin sought to find him. Odin went to Yggdrasil to find Mimir’s well and sacrificed his eye to drink the water and gain wisdom.
As the moon waxes (the amount of illuminated surface as seen from Earth is increasing),
