The story of creation is a story of birth, death, and
rebirth.
In the beginning was the void.
Dual god, known as Ometecuhtli/Omecihuatl,
created itself.
It had four children which represented the four
directions.
These four gods began to create.
They had a problem - their creations would fall
into the water and be eaten by Cipactli.
From the destruction of Cipactli the universe was
created.
First Sun (Jaguar Sun):
For the Sun to be created, a God needed to be sacrificed. Tezcatlipoca was chosen, but he only managed to become half a Sun. Giants were created and a fight began. In the end, the Sun was knocked from the sky.
Second Sun (Wind Sun):
Quetzalcoatl took over for his brother as the Sun. Humans were created but they became corrupt; so they were turned into monkeys by Tezcatlipoca. Quetzalcoatl sent a hurricane to blow the monkeys away.
Third Sun (Rain Sun):
Tlaloc was one of the early creations, the god of rain and water and he became the next Sun. Tezcatlipoca stole Tlaloc's wife, so he refused to send rain. In a rage Tlaloc made it rain fire, burning away the world.
Fourth Sun (Water Sun):
The gods selected Tlaloc's sister to be the Sun. Tezcatlipoca and Quetzalcoatl struck down the Sun and all things were destroyed again. In the darkness Quetzalcoatl descended into the underworld to bring up the bones of the dead.
Fifth Sun (Earthquake Sun):
The gods gathered to bring another Sun into being. The proud god offered himself, but the other gods preferred the humble Nanahuatzin. At the end Nanahuatzin became the Sun.
Can be traced back to Stone Age.
Then, the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations
came.
It was followed by the Dark Ages.
Greece was divided into small city states.
Chaos, a gaping void which covered the whole
universe, was surrounded by water ruled by Oceanus.
Eurynome desired to make order out of the Chaos.
She separated the sky from the sea.
Born out of Chaos were Gaia, Uranus and
Tartarus.
Gaia and Uranus married and gave birth to the
Titans.
Cronus was warned that a son of his would one
day overpower him.
Zeus grew up, and got into conflict with Cronus.
His five previous children and Zeus went to battle
against their father.
Zeus triumphed over everything and he made
himself Supreme God over all, creating a home on Mount Olympus.
He also brought order out of Chaos, but one of his
failings was that he did not look kindly upon the people.
Prometheus was their champion before Zeus.
Prometheus stole some of the sparks of a glowing
fire from the Olympians.
Zeus and had Prometheus bound and chained to a
mountain, sending an eagle to attack him daily.
He send as well a beautiful creature (a woman
named Pandora) to torment Prometheus.
Pandora was given a precious and beautiful box.
Curiosity got the better of her and she opened the
box releasing "all the evils that plague men."
The only "gift" that stayed in the box was "Hope".
Greek creation myths are inextricably
filled with difficulties, though often ameliorated by the gift of Hope.
Oldest civilization of the world
Oldest direct ancestor of mankind
First view: no myth
Second view: heavens and the earth separated Third view: Ying Yang Fourth view: Pan Gu
First version of Pan Gu:
Black egg Pan Gu cracked the egg He stood like a pillar between the earth and the sky When he died he became earth Fleas and lice are the ancestor of mankind
Second version of Pan Gu:
God in charge of the earth King Gao Xin had a dog named Pan Gu Rival of King Fang Price for the head of King Fang; his daughter Pan Gu killed King Fang Tansformed into a human and married the princess
Questions:
Which factors do you think that influenced the
myth of every culture?
Ometecuhtli was male and female at the same
time so as a result he/she has four children that represented: A- The seasons B- The directions C- None of the above
In which order did this characters appeared in the