Vikings: People from Norway, Finland and Scotland.
Ginnungagap: Dark void.
Nifleheim: Land of fog and ice.
Muspellheim: Land of fire.
Yggdrasil: Ash tree that is the world.
Asgard: Home of the gods.
Midgard: Home of the humans.
Hel: Home of the dead.
Bifrost Bridge: Bridge linking asgard to midgard.
Ymir: Evil old giant.
Odin: Oldest and greatest of gods.
Frigg: Wife of Odin.
The Valkyries: Choosers of the ones that go to Valhalla.
The Norns: fated maidens.
Thor: God of thunder, battle,and fertility, son of Odin.
Balder:Loved by all, son of Odin.
Njord: God of sea and wind.
Frey: God of fertility, prosperity, sun and rain.
Freya: goddess of love, fertility, beauty, magic, war, and death.
Idunn: Goddess of the golden apples, tricked by Loki.
Loki: Son of the giants, half blooded god, trickster, cunning, good and bad.
Fenrir: Son of Loki, turned into a wolf.
Jormungandr: World serpent.
Ragnarok: Doomsday, end of the humans and the gods.
Runes: rock, metal or wood, used to tell past, present or future.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
How The Buffalo Hunt Began
How the buffalo hunt began was a very scary Idea. Even though buffalo were eating menthe magpie and hawk were on the peoples side. For this reason they decided to help the people overcome their enemy so they challenged the fastest buffalo to a race for the tittle of who gets to eat who. Afterward they began and not soon after they began the buffalo had a strong lead on the two birds of pray. But the magpie and hawk were not so easily defeated. Moreover they knew that if they waited until the end to beat the buffalo it would be an easy win. They just wanted the buffalo to believe he was winning so that they could come up from behind and surprise it. Along with being beaten the buffalo wished to have one last piece of human flesh to give to their young. They took this and kept it under their chest below the throat. However this is the reason that the people did not eat this part of the buffalo because it was considered human flesh.
Cheyenne. ”How The Buffalo Hunt Began”. Native American Lore Index Page. Interlink Hawii.
1996stoneE producktions. 7 November 2008. www.iihawii.net/~story/lore52.html.
Google. American Bison ”Buffalo”, Yellowstone national park. 11 November 2008. Buffalo
photos. www.wildnatureimages.com.
How the buffalo hunt began was a very scary Idea. Even though buffalo were eating menthe magpie and hawk were on the peoples side. For this reason they decided to help the people overcome their enemy so they challenged the fastest buffalo to a race for the tittle of who gets to eat who. Afterward they began and not soon after they began the buffalo had a strong lead on the two birds of pray. But the magpie and hawk were not so easily defeated. Moreover they knew that if they waited until the end to beat the buffalo it would be an easy win. They just wanted the buffalo to believe he was winning so that they could come up from behind and surprise it. Along with being beaten the buffalo wished to have one last piece of human flesh to give to their young. They took this and kept it under their chest below the throat. However this is the reason that the people did not eat this part of the buffalo because it was considered human flesh.
Cheyenne. ”How The Buffalo Hunt Began”. Native American Lore Index Page. Interlink Hawii.
1996stoneE producktions. 7 November 2008. www.iihawii.net/~story/lore52.html.
Google. American Bison ”Buffalo”, Yellowstone national park. 11 November 2008. Buffalo
photos. www.wildnatureimages.com.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
mythology poem
The things I hear
and the things I see
are these things real
or not what they are supposed to be
I try not to be a hypocrite
but I can't believe what those people do
how can they think that humans were born from spit
but that is just the world that they were born into
It was a belief to give them an idea of what they really were
something to give them a meaning in life
it was something to make world real
not to create strife
After the things I've learned
I have an understanding of what to do
put your self in someones skin and then be returned
if you do this you might learn a thing or to
The thing that jumps out to me
is how creative man can be
the way we learn and the way we teach
is through word of mouth, or in other words speech
In this teaching
I know now, of course
who it is that is speaking
it is the creativity of man on its coarse
and the things I see
are these things real
or not what they are supposed to be
I try not to be a hypocrite
but I can't believe what those people do
how can they think that humans were born from spit
but that is just the world that they were born into
It was a belief to give them an idea of what they really were
something to give them a meaning in life
it was something to make world real
not to create strife
After the things I've learned
I have an understanding of what to do
put your self in someones skin and then be returned
if you do this you might learn a thing or to
The thing that jumps out to me
is how creative man can be
the way we learn and the way we teach
is through word of mouth, or in other words speech
In this teaching
I know now, of course
who it is that is speaking
it is the creativity of man on its coarse
Friday, October 24, 2008
academic vocabulary
Myth is a series of tales, true or false, based on a religion and of the elements. An ancient idea that explains the world now, stories with morals that give its people an idea of way they exist, a purpose. An example of a myth is the story of Hercules.
Hero is someone with special abilities and characteristics, a founder of something new, new age, new city, a new way of life, models for human behavior they must make decisions either good or evil but for the common good. An example of a hero is Atalanta .
Hero journey is a road of trials, battles, obstacles, and on the way the hero will experience a transformation and a boon and final battle. An example of a hero journey is Hercules.
Universal is a representative of every man with a special characteristic that sets him apart. An example of universal is yin-yang, good vs. evil.
Archetype is a new start, foundation, growth, kind, or an original model. An example would be the earth and heavens being split from an egg.
Cyclical is a reoccurring cycle that turns, repeats, rotates and can almost be predicted. An example of cyclical is the hero cycle in the myth of Hercules.
Duality is a quality of opposites, two things existing within a whole. An example of duality is yin yang.
Life from death is a sacrificial death, death that gives life and is renewed. An example of life from death is Pan Gu.
Matriarchal is the foundation of female power, the mother rules. An example of matriarchal power is mother earth.
Patriarchal is the foundation of the male power, father rules. An example of patriarchal is father sky.
Sacrifice is to give up your life for something that you believe in. An example of sacrifice is Hercules.
Hero is someone with special abilities and characteristics, a founder of something new, new age, new city, a new way of life, models for human behavior they must make decisions either good or evil but for the common good. An example of a hero is Atalanta .
Hero journey is a road of trials, battles, obstacles, and on the way the hero will experience a transformation and a boon and final battle. An example of a hero journey is Hercules.
Universal is a representative of every man with a special characteristic that sets him apart. An example of universal is yin-yang, good vs. evil.
Archetype is a new start, foundation, growth, kind, or an original model. An example would be the earth and heavens being split from an egg.
Cyclical is a reoccurring cycle that turns, repeats, rotates and can almost be predicted. An example of cyclical is the hero cycle in the myth of Hercules.
Duality is a quality of opposites, two things existing within a whole. An example of duality is yin yang.
Life from death is a sacrificial death, death that gives life and is renewed. An example of life from death is Pan Gu.
Matriarchal is the foundation of female power, the mother rules. An example of matriarchal power is mother earth.
Patriarchal is the foundation of the male power, father rules. An example of patriarchal is father sky.
Sacrifice is to give up your life for something that you believe in. An example of sacrifice is Hercules.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Demeter and Persephone Essay
Who does not like a good folklore story with good moral values? Something that shows you how it influences the people that listen. There are three main ways that a myth can be interpreted. They can be categorized in different ways but the easiest way to put it is in the magnitude of how many people it effects. They are the natural world level, the social/ community level, and the individual’s psychological level. It is important to know the three different levels that a myth operates on to understand the thinking of the people that believed them.
The way the goddess Demeter affected the world level of influence on peoples’ views is pretty clear because to every one she was known as the goddess of the corn or the goddess of all agricultural growth. If she were to become upset and stop the growth process, a lot of people would go very hungry. So to avoid upsetting her the people would pray to her daily, and especially at harvest time. And the way she effects the social level is when there would be a good harvest for one farmer, it would be because that person prayed more than the farmer who did not get a good harvest. And then rumors would spread and give hope to others for a good harvest. Lastly, the way that she connected with the psychological or individual was especially strong with the mothers because of the fact that when Hades kidnapped Persephone, Demeter was so filled with sorrow that she stopped the growth process. That helped to connect her with those mothers because any mother would be going through the same thing and fell those same emotions. As a result it would make things easier to deal with husbands not producing any crops. In a round about way it was showing the common people do not have that dissimilar feelings than that of gods. It would gave them hope and inspiration.
Persephone is the goddess of spring and the way she affects the world level of interpretation is she represents a fresh beginning and all things good and happy. She represents the innocence of youth that the people of the world look forward, and in their hope that she did not disappoint. The way she is considered a princess of the gods and to the people of a society is because she is a virgin and to them that represents purity. And lastly the way she has an individual connection with people is she was the one with the loss of innocence by being raped by Hades. She was a lost child without the aid of her mother. She does not have that much experience with most things. A lot of young women went through things like this. Wouldn’t that be something you needed, knowing that you were not the only one with those feelings. Like her mother, she gives hope.
In conclusion you could say that being able to interpret the different ways a myth can affect or influence few or many is invigorating. It kind of makes you feel better about knowing how these simple folk tale stories can do so much to inspire. It is amazing in the first place how long they have been around and how they still affect us today on the same three levels. Just think about it. Myths have been around for hundreds of years, they have survived and they are still here today.
The way the goddess Demeter affected the world level of influence on peoples’ views is pretty clear because to every one she was known as the goddess of the corn or the goddess of all agricultural growth. If she were to become upset and stop the growth process, a lot of people would go very hungry. So to avoid upsetting her the people would pray to her daily, and especially at harvest time. And the way she effects the social level is when there would be a good harvest for one farmer, it would be because that person prayed more than the farmer who did not get a good harvest. And then rumors would spread and give hope to others for a good harvest. Lastly, the way that she connected with the psychological or individual was especially strong with the mothers because of the fact that when Hades kidnapped Persephone, Demeter was so filled with sorrow that she stopped the growth process. That helped to connect her with those mothers because any mother would be going through the same thing and fell those same emotions. As a result it would make things easier to deal with husbands not producing any crops. In a round about way it was showing the common people do not have that dissimilar feelings than that of gods. It would gave them hope and inspiration.
Persephone is the goddess of spring and the way she affects the world level of interpretation is she represents a fresh beginning and all things good and happy. She represents the innocence of youth that the people of the world look forward, and in their hope that she did not disappoint. The way she is considered a princess of the gods and to the people of a society is because she is a virgin and to them that represents purity. And lastly the way she has an individual connection with people is she was the one with the loss of innocence by being raped by Hades. She was a lost child without the aid of her mother. She does not have that much experience with most things. A lot of young women went through things like this. Wouldn’t that be something you needed, knowing that you were not the only one with those feelings. Like her mother, she gives hope.
In conclusion you could say that being able to interpret the different ways a myth can affect or influence few or many is invigorating. It kind of makes you feel better about knowing how these simple folk tale stories can do so much to inspire. It is amazing in the first place how long they have been around and how they still affect us today on the same three levels. Just think about it. Myths have been around for hundreds of years, they have survived and they are still here today.
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