• Powell: go to his web site:  click here
• Leeming: what functions do myths serve in their societies?

• Powell:go to his web site: click here
• Leeming:
• basic questions (not applicable to all the creation myths):
• Who are the original beings and what is the primary matter in the account?
• How or by what mechanism does creation occur?
• Who is the creator and what is the nature of the world that was created?
• How are the other deities created?
• What questions does the story answer and on what occasions is the story told or retold?
• specific questions regarding deities:
• Egyptian: Who are Re, Shu, Tefnut, and the Eye, and what role do they play in the myth?
• Indian (Veda): Who is the One and what role did it(?) play in the myth?
• Indian (Upanishad):  Who is the Soul (Atman), Man, Wife and what role do they play in the myth?
• Hopi: Who are Tawa and Spider Woman and what role do they play in the myth?
• Bantu: Who are Bumba, the three sons of Bumba, and Tsetse and what role do they play in the myth?
• Mesopotamian: Who are Apsu, Tiamat, Mummu, Ea, and Marduk and what role do they play in the myth?
• Mayan (pp. 60-1) Who are Heart of the Sea, the Plumed Serpent, Heart of the Sky and Hurricane and what role do they play in the myth?
• Greek: go to Powell's web site: click here

• Creation Accounts:
• Powell: Prometheus, Sumerian, Prometheus: Protector of Mortals, Five Ages of Man, Pandora, Aristophanes
• Leeming: Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Hebrew, Indian (Upanishad), Hopi, Bantu, Mayan (60-62)
• Powell:go to his web site: click here
• Leeming:
• basic questions (not applicable to all the creation (of mortals) myths):
• Who is the creator of humans?
• How or by what mechanism does creation occur?
• Why are humans created (i.e. what role/purpose do they play in creation)?
• What questions does the story answer?

Flood Stories

• Flood Accounts:
• Powell: Sumerian (Ziusudra), Akkadian (Atrahasis. NB same story as Leeming, Mesopotamian only name of hero different), Greek
• Leeming: Hebrew, Mesopotamian (Utnap.), Chinese, Indian (Manu), Greek, Mayan
• Powell:go to his web site: click here
• Leeming: basic questions (not applicable to all flood stories):
• Who creates the flood?
• Why did this deity (or deities) create the flood?
• Who is saved, how and why?
• How is the earth repopulated?

• Know definition of Apocalypse and Eschatology
• Stories: Hebrew, Christian (add end of Revelation), India, Norse, and Hopi
• Know "who, what, why, result, & nature of time (linear or cyclical)" for each story
• What is culturally specific for each story
• Know what are common themes in these stories and their significance

1. Short Essay Question: (150-200 words long)
• Compare and contrast the modern "myths" about the end of the universe with two apocalyptic myths. Make sure you examine why they are similar or different.


2. Long Essay Questions: (300-400 words long)

• Examine the relationship between different generations in the myths which we have studied from three different cultures (but only one may be "Mesopotamian"). In your conclusion hypothesize on the significance of your findings.
• Examine the relationship between humans and the divine in the myths which we have studied from three different cultures (but only one may be "Mesopotamian"). In your conclusion hypothesize on the significance of your findings.