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Romans 'Incas' Creation Stories

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At all times and places, people have wondered how the world was created, some creations I have heard are: the Biblical Hebrew version of the creation of the world, the Romans, and the Incas creation stories. Specifically, in the Biblical Hebrew version of the creation of the world, their belief is that God created the earth, and a heaven. Moreover, the Romans believed God and Goddesses created the world. Lastly, the Incas creation story is about a god called Viracocha that emerged from a lake, bringing along with him many humans, and the necessities for making life possible on earth.The traits that are associated with coyotes are unpredictable nature, playfulness, jokester, intelligent, and aggressiveness. Coyotes are often portrayed in cartoons …show more content…

However, Buffalo stated he could only eat fat from the cow and allow her to regenerate, in order to have an unlimited supply of food. However, one day Coyote grew tired of eating fat and had the urge to eat some meat, unfortunately other animals came along and devoured the cow. Therefore, leading to the passage he decided that Buffalo would give him another one and decided to go visit him if it was possible to obtain another cow. In the excerpt, the motives for Fox’s malicious actions are, due to his desire to get vengeance on the whale, being that he stole his wife. Furthermore, in the time being, he was overwhelmed by the situation and had the urge to get revenge as soon as possible. In addition, being that he was thinking and taking actions rapidly, and was primarily focused on getting his wife back, contributed to his motive for undertaking, such drastic actions to get …show more content…

As well, they passed on the creation story through oral storytelling, in addition, they justified how things came to be by telling creation myths. Furthermore, I have learned that the Iroquois’ believe that the world is perfectly balanced, with a destructive side and a constructive side. In addition, the way of life of the Iroquois revolves around various rituals and prayers, in order to obtain a prosperous harvest. Even more. The Iroquois value the animals, which aided in the creation of the earth and the world's creation by a higher power. In conclusion, I have learned that the values of the Iroquois revolve around from the descendants who created and aided in the creation of the world, as well, that the life of the Iroquois revolves in rituals and in praising the gods which created the

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