You should have a total of5 responsesto complete this assignment- Chapter 7 The Prose Edda 's Creation Stories, Chapter 7( select three from this section): What would it feel like to live as a...

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You should have a total of5 responsesto complete this assignment-



Chapter 7



TheProse Edda's Creation Stories, Chapter 7( select three from this section):



  1. What would it feel like to live as a believer in the storiesSnorritells?

  2. If youworshipedthe gods he describes, what would your view of the world be? Would it be better or worse than living under the divine system described by Hesiod and Ovid?

  3. Compare whatSnorrisays in his Prologue about the non-Norse deities with what you have learned from ancient Greek and Roman sources in Chapters 3 and 4.

  4. Compare the world of the Norse with that of the Israelites in Genesis.

  5. Compare the description of creation here with those in Genesis and Hesiod. What is the parallel toGinnungagapin Greek mythology?

  6. Describe Odin's personality as a god as evidenced by this section of theProse Edda. Give at least one example of how he treats humans.



Chapter 8,answer any one question,within Chapter 8




  1. How do the Native American creation stories account for the presence of evil in the world?

  2. What is the significance of thesipapuniin the floor of many Native Americankivas? How does it relate to their creation stories?



Chapter 9 African Creation Stories(required)



  1. Looking back on the instances you have read so far, explain why you think people share creation stories. Look back at the insights obtained from mythology (Chapter 1) and use these concepts to shape your Compare the two creation stories in this chapter. What elements do they have in common? Where do they differ significantly? Why?




You should have a total of5 responsesto complete this assignment-



Chapter 7



TheProse Edda's Creation Stories, Chapter 7( select three from this section):



  1. What would it feel like to live as a believer in the storiesSnorritells?

  2. If youworshipedthe gods he describes, what would your view of the world be? Would it be better or worse than living under the divine system described by Hesiod and Ovid?

  3. Compare whatSnorrisays in his Prologue about the non-Norse deities with what you have learned from ancient Greek and Roman sources in Chapters 3 and 4.

  4. Compare the world of the Norse with that of the Israelites in Genesis.

  5. Compare the description of creation here with those in Genesis and Hesiod. What is the parallel toGinnungagapin Greek mythology?

  6. Describe Odin's personality as a god as evidenced by this section of theProse Edda. Give at least one example of how he treats humans.



Chapter 8,answer any one question,within Chapter 8




  1. How do the Native American creation stories account for the presence of evil in the world?

  2. What is the significance of thesipapuniin the floor of many Native Americankivas? How does it relate to their creation stories?



Chapter 9 African Creation Stories(required)



  1. Looking back on the instances you have read so far, explain why you think people share creation stories. Look back at the insights obtained from mythology (Chapter 1) and use these concepts to shape your Compare the two creation stories in this chapter. What elements do they have in common? Where do they differ significantly? Why?






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Chapter Seven
1. I would be very curious as to what the concept of believing really is. With no reasonable relation, the tales were paratactic. The main objective of Snorri was to retain the stories as part of his national heritage, not to render them credible. Religion is based on creatures of power: demons, angels, ghosts, God(s), and ghosts. Thus, it is more like believing in the myths that are used like directives to social order. The path of divinity is attached to this mythical projection done in stories as well and it depends on the will of the person to either believe or show disbelief in it.
2. Despite the fact that Metamorphoses at last had a peaceful closure. Why should society be punished on account of one person's mistake? Lycaon, for example.. Disciplining the whole world and killing civilization along these lines is exceedingly irrational. If I venerated those deities, there would be...
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