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By: Allen Marshburn,

Keeper Of the Dead

What is it?
One of the most important gods of death in mythology or religion.
The keeper of the dead deity is the person who judges and determine
the time when someone will die.
Example: Osiris

Heaven and Hell

What is it?
Where forces reside after they die.
Example: Netherworld
Who rules it and how did he get that power?
Osiris rules and the gods gave him that power once he had died the
final time.

Death and Rebirth

What is it?
The cycle of life from the moment theyre born until the moment they
die and when theyre reborn.
Example: Osiris getting killed by his brother and getting brought back
to life.

Creation Myths - African

Creation myths are symbolic
Mythology
narratives of how the world began,
how humanity first came to inhabit
it, and why some things are the way
they are
Artists rendition

Example: When Anansi the spider brought out the sun that he had
retrieved for God from a bag, the rays blinded anyone who didnt close
their eyes. This myth explains the creation of blindness. (And this myth
also counts as a Trickster archetype myth)

The Fall/ The End AFRICAN

mYTHOLOGY
Describes descent from a higher to lower state,
usually a punishment for transgressions, may
involve loss of innocence

Example: In, The Book of the Heavenly Cow, The god Ra sends
the cow goddess, Hathor, to punish the human race for not
respecting him. Hathor turns into a lion-headed goddess and kills
so many people that their blood runs like rivers, which she drinks.

Sun god
What is it?
The SUN GOD is usually the god of daylight and/or controls the power of
light.
Example: Ancient Egyptian god Ra is one of the oldest gods, they call him the
creator all kind and is usually symbolized with the noon sun. In many stories he is
symbolized with the noon sun because at the end of every day when he entered the
under the underworld the sun would set with him.

The task
What is it?
The TASK is the performance of some nearly superhuman deed.
Example: The sun god Ra is to protect the wearer of an amulet called the achet,
and another example is Thoth, he mediated power between good and evil and was
simlar to the Greco-Roman era messenger god Hermes, he had many jobs in
Ancient Egypt.

Light and dark

What is it?
LIGHT usually suggests hope, renewal, or intellectual, while
DARKNESS implies unknown, ignorance, or despair.
Example: The Achet is a symbol of the sun god and represents the sun rising and
means life and light. For darkness an example is the underworld it brings death,
horrific monsters, and animals.
Light brings life and darkness brings death and afterlife.

The trickster
Trickster figures , present in every oral tradition , are weak , often
amoral , characters who outsmart stronger opponents.
Example:There he was ,leaping about and grinning to himself, and
soon as he caught sight of Tortoise he exclaimed; bless my tail!
What a long time you have taken to get here. I declare it must be
tomorrow already!

The initiation
this real valuation of ritual death finally led to conquest of the fear of real death

function is to reveal the deep meaning of existence to the new generations and to help
them assume the responsibility of being truly men and hence of participating in culture.
In most cases, coming-of-age rites are group activities designed to build character, foster
productive adult behavior, and forge friendships and alliances among initiates who
undergo the rites together.

Colors
Red: Dramatic, energetic, brave, dangerous, determined, passionate
Green:Fresh, organic, loyal, gentle, aware, earthy, secure, restful
Blue:Tranquility, peace, calm, order, harmony, reliable, serene
Black:Powerful, sophisticated, artistic, mysterious, guarded, serious
White: Pure, innocent, good, clean, sterile, peaceful(negatives:
death, horror, supernatural)
Yellow:Sunny, cheerful, joyous, happy, excited, inspired, creative