Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Unit 2 #5

In many of the creation myths i have red over the past week, i've found similarities, yet uniqueness within them. Many details within the myths are subjective to the myths country of origin, yet there is still the whole archetypal hero scenario going on. There's the creator(s), who is driven to change the world, they just wear different "cultural clothes". In the myths, light seemed to always be absent, and was a large factor in what need to be created. These myths reflect moral and cultural values from the country were they originated.

1 comment:

  1. I suspect that the whole "we come out of darkness" element in creation myths reflects the psychological aspect of myths. Humans like to think that we are enlightened and represent the opposite of nothingness.

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