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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Maui
Maui is a trickster God; he is a rebel, a seducer, and se established hierarchies. Maui was involved in humanity's loss of morality, and revolves around an incident of sexual shaming. Afterwards, Maui went down to Hine-Nui-Te-Po in the underworld(Hine-Nui-Te-Po is the Goddess of the Underworld). He went down there and found the Goddess asleep. He thought that if you killed Hine-Nui-Te-Po you would get immorality. Maui was accompanied by his companions which were birds. He knew that if he entered into her vagina and come out of her mouth he would kill her and get immorality. Meanwhile, all his birds stayed quietexcept for one of the birds. The bird started to laugh which wasnt good. As soon as he started to enter her, she woke up and immediately crushed him inside of her, which killed him.
Maui was also known as a God of the Land. Before he was killed by Hine-Nui-Te-Po, he would go deep sea fishing. In fact, one day he went deep sea fishing with his brothers. They were not catching anything which caused his brothers to fall fast asleep. Then they woke up and caught a huge fish. Immediately, they started to pull the fish up. As a result, they got land that came up with the fish, that is now known as the island Maui. In conclusion, that is how they got their islands.
Willis, Roy. "Maui." World Mythology. Canada: Henry Holt and Company, 1993
Maui was also known as a God of the Land. Before he was killed by Hine-Nui-Te-Po, he would go deep sea fishing. In fact, one day he went deep sea fishing with his brothers. They were not catching anything which caused his brothers to fall fast asleep. Then they woke up and caught a huge fish. Immediately, they started to pull the fish up. As a result, they got land that came up with the fish, that is now known as the island Maui. In conclusion, that is how they got their islands.
Willis, Roy. "Maui." World Mythology. Canada: Henry Holt and Company, 1993
Myths of the Sky
The sky and earth are an important part of Oceania. However, the sky is detached from earthly morals. In fact, the sky women came to the earth to dig up red ochre, which they used for body decoration. As a result, thunder, mist, clouds, and lightning descended causing the people to avoid being around that area. As equally important, birds were of magical and spiritual significance to the people.
One day a hunter shot his arrow at a bird and the bird continued to fly. Immediately, he followed the bird to find a human man on a veranda pulling a thorn out of his foot. In the same way, another hunter shot a very colorful bird with an arrow and though he killed it. Come to find out, the bird he thought he had killed was a young woman whom he married.
Willis, Roy. "Myths of the Sky." World Mythology. Canada: Henry Holt and Company, 1993.
One day a hunter shot his arrow at a bird and the bird continued to fly. Immediately, he followed the bird to find a human man on a veranda pulling a thorn out of his foot. In the same way, another hunter shot a very colorful bird with an arrow and though he killed it. Come to find out, the bird he thought he had killed was a young woman whom he married.
Willis, Roy. "Myths of the Sky." World Mythology. Canada: Henry Holt and Company, 1993.
Monday, December 1, 2008
The Norns
Gehrts, Johannes, "Die Nornen", 1889, Painting, Wikipedia, 1 December 2008, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Die_Nornen_(1889)_by_Johannes_Gehrts.jpg
Frigg
Dollman, John, Frigga Spinning the Clouds, 1909, Painting, Wikipedia, 1 December 2008, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frigg
Norse Vocabulary
Vikings: Norse warrior, merchant, explorer, and pirate, that raided and colonized a wide range of Europe.
Ginnungagap: Primordial void that existed prior to the creation of the manifest universe.
Nifleheim: One of the realms in the lower world by Hel, its the land of ice.
Muspellheim: Another one of the realms in the lower world, its the land of fire.
Yggdrasil: Great ash tree in the center of the universe.
Asgard: Country or capital city.
Midgard: The world where the humans lived
Hel: Another realm in the lower world, the place where non heroic people went when they died.
Bifrost Bridge: Bridge that connects the land of the humans and the land of the Gods together.
Ymir: The ice giant, he is the founder of the race of ice giants.
Odin: The Cheif God, he knew everything that would happen and he heard about everything.
Frigg: She was the major Goddess, she was the wife of Odin and was the cloud spinner.
The Valkyries: Least important Gods, they served Odin and decided who was the most important hero when they died in a battle.
The Norns: Numerous females that ruled over the fates
Thor: He was the God of thunder
Balder: He was the God of light and beauty
Njord: Father of Frey and Freya some of the major dieties
Frey: He was the god of agriculture and weather
Freya: She is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility
Idunn: She was the Goddess that had the apples for the Gods to keep eternal youth
Loki: He was the bad guy and he wanted to destroy the universe
Fenrir: He was a monsterous wolf and the son of Loki
Jormungandr: Sea Serpent and the middle child of Loki
Ragnarok: A series of battles and the death of many of the gods
Runes: Their alphabet and they way that they write
Ginnungagap: Primordial void that existed prior to the creation of the manifest universe.
Nifleheim: One of the realms in the lower world by Hel, its the land of ice.
Muspellheim: Another one of the realms in the lower world, its the land of fire.
Yggdrasil: Great ash tree in the center of the universe.
Asgard: Country or capital city.
Midgard: The world where the humans lived
Hel: Another realm in the lower world, the place where non heroic people went when they died.
Bifrost Bridge: Bridge that connects the land of the humans and the land of the Gods together.
Ymir: The ice giant, he is the founder of the race of ice giants.
Odin: The Cheif God, he knew everything that would happen and he heard about everything.
Frigg: She was the major Goddess, she was the wife of Odin and was the cloud spinner.
The Valkyries: Least important Gods, they served Odin and decided who was the most important hero when they died in a battle.
The Norns: Numerous females that ruled over the fates
Thor: He was the God of thunder
Balder: He was the God of light and beauty
Njord: Father of Frey and Freya some of the major dieties
Frey: He was the god of agriculture and weather
Freya: She is the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility
Idunn: She was the Goddess that had the apples for the Gods to keep eternal youth
Loki: He was the bad guy and he wanted to destroy the universe
Fenrir: He was a monsterous wolf and the son of Loki
Jormungandr: Sea Serpent and the middle child of Loki
Ragnarok: A series of battles and the death of many of the gods
Runes: Their alphabet and they way that they write
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
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