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Creation Myths Study Guide Jan 2022

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Match the following terms from the Greek creation story.

The darkness of death

Ouranos/Uranus

The one-eyed monsters

Night/Nyx

Love (has golden wings)

Titans

A dark, abyss-like dungeon

Hecatonchires

Representations of the forces of Nature

Pontus

A darkness with substance and no light

Eros

The depths of the sea

Gaia (Ge)

The 100-handed, 50-headed monsters

Erebus

The Father Sky/Heaven

Cyclopes

Mother Earth

Tartarus

What did Kronos do to defeat his father?

Castrated him.

Poisoned him.

Buried him.

Strangled him.

Who is the goddess of love and beauty, born from blood and semen mixing with sea foam?

Rhea

Aphrodite

Gaia

Athena

What did Rhea do to save her infant son, Zeus?

Birthed a demon army to protect Zeus.

Castrated Kronos.

Gave Kronos a rock to swallow.

Killed Kronos right after Zeus was born.

What cycle reveals itself throughout the Greek creation myth?

Older generation's fear that the young will take control of the power.

Mothers watching their sons die a violent death.

A father's inability to love his family.

The creation and destruction of the earth due to humanity's greed.

Where do the first people live?

Midgard

Niflheim

Asgard

Muspell

Which did NOT exist at the beginning?

Odin

Muspel

Niflheim

Surtr

Who is the father of all gaints?

Buri

Odin

Surtr

Ymir

Who is killed to make the world?

Odin

Ymir

Buri

Surtr

What feeds the eleven rivers?

Muspell

Audhumla

Ginnungagap

Hvergelmir

Who gave people will?

Ve

Vili

Odin

Buri

Who is NOT a son of Bor?

Buri

Ve

Vili

Odin

When will Surtr leave Muspell?

At Ymir

At Ginnungagap

At Hvergelmir

At Ragnarok

The people were made from what?

Flesh

Clay

Wood

Bone

According to ancient Egyptian tradition, how did the the universe begin?

It was in perfect order. 

It was spat into existence by Ra.

Atum sneezed it into existence.

It was a watery, chaotic mess. 

What are Shu and Tefnet the god and goddess of?

earth, fire, water, and air

water and land

wind and air

earth and sky

What problem was caused by Nut and Geb wanting to be together all the time?

war

brightness

darkness

flooding

Why did the ancient peoples create myths?

To entertain children.

To explain things about their world and nature that they could not explain.

To please their Gods by telling stories about them.

All of the above.

Which phenomenon is explained in the Demeter myth?

creation of the universe and gods

how Zeus came to power

creation of the seasons

creation of man and animals

Why is mythology a complicated area of study? (Select ALL appropriate answers.)

The stories are open to many interpretations.

There are only oral versions of the myths.

The stories are ancient.

There is only one author for each myth.

We cannot tell the difference between myths and folktales.

There is only one correct interpretation and we don't know what it is.

There is not enough print material to consider these stories reliable.

The stories are not old enough.

What archetype can be seen in the relationship between Tiamat and her children in the Babylonian creation myth?

Wolves chasing the sun and moon

Bringing light from darkness

Serpents poisoning humans

Parents fighting with their children

In the Chinese creation myth, P'an Ku is a...

dragon goddess

giant

river

set of twins

When P'an Ku died, what happened?

His body was used to create the world.

His spirit breathed life into humans.

He was swallowed by Nu Kua.

He was buried in a cosmic egg and then was reborn as the World Turtle.