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Compare the Greek creation account presented in Hesiod’s Theogony (including the story\ies of Prometheus and Pandora) and the two Hebrew creation
accounts presented in Genesis. Consider the following points when organizing your essay:
What are the reasons that the deities create humanity?
How do deities create humanity? Is the creation process as well as the elements from which humans are created significant? What does it reveal about
humans and their nature/character/essence?
Why is woman created in each of the myths, and what might each indicate about woman’s role and status in the society and culture of Greeks and Hebrews?
What do the myths tell us the way that humans perceive God or Gods? What does it reveal about the way that humans perceive themselves in relationship to
God/Gods?
2. Compare the destruction myths of the Mesopotamians from Epic of Gilgamesh (Ch. 16 pp. 255-259), the Hebrews in Genesis (Chapter 13) and of the
Greeks/Romans as recorded in Ovid’s Metamorphoses (Ch 12). Consider the following points when organizing your essay:
What is the motivation of the deities in destroying humanity? What have the humans done that the deities believe merits complete annihilation? What do the
motives of the deities tell us about the nature/character/essence of the deities?
What natural element is chosen by God/Gods in order to destroy humanity? Why do you think God/Gods choose this natural element over others?
What allows some small groups of humans survive destruction? What distinguishes those who survive from the rest of humanity? Were any saved because
they were especially worthy of being saved?
Do the survivors receive any benefits from their deities after surviving the flood? What are those benefits? What do they explain about the culture of the
survivors and their relationship to God/Gods?
3. Compare and contrast the two creation accounts in Genesis. Organize your essay around the following points:
How do the two accounts differ in terms of the order in which the creation takes place? Does the different order of creation imply different understanding of
the nature/essence of God?
At what point in the creation is humanity created in each of the creation accounts? Does the difference imply a different understanding of humanity’s
relationship to God or its place in the world that God created?
Is the difference in the accounts of the creation of woman an inconsistency or a direct contradiction? Please explain your answer.
What possible implications have been drawn from the timing and manner of woman’s creation in the J account? (Be sure to explain what passages are used
to justify the implications)
4. Watch the Popol Vuh: The Creation Myth of the Maya Director Patricia Amlin, available on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOEQNo5m4rg
and read the Popol Vuh (Chapter 11) in our text book:
Describe how does Mayan culture perceive its natural environment.
How does Maya culture perceive the passage of time? What role do those who keep time (daykeeping) play in society? What kind of power do they possess?
Describe how the film portrays the view the creators had of early man.
Explain how the film portrays the significance of corn.
Describe what kind of insights (cosmological, anthropological, historical, aetiological, metaphysical, sociological etc.) does the film’s portrayal of the twin’s
achievements provide? Information about insights in mythology can be found in Ch. 1 in our textbook. pp 6-10
5. Watch Clash of the Titans (2010) directed by Louis Leterrier.
Explain how the film portrays the attitude of humans towards gods?
Explain how the film portrays the attitude of the gods toward humans?
Are these portrayals comparable to the once found in ancient mythological texts of Greece and Roman? (Consult your textbook for reference.)
Describe how the film portrays the relationship between the god Zeus and his human son Perseus.
Describe how does the film explore the role of fate and free will in the life of humans and gods?
6. Watch I am Legend (2007) directed by Francis Lawrence and read the story of the Biblical Flood from Genesis (Chapter 13):
Provide a short synopsis of the film.
Explain the way the film is similar to the biblical flood story.
Explain how the film reflects the concerns of its audience.
BOOK Eva Thury and Margaret Devinney, Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to
Classical and World Myths. 4rd ed. ISBN:978-0190262983
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