Mythology Unit 9

Mythology Unit 9

2021-2021

Joseph Campbell

The Power of Myth

Open Ended

What does the following quote mean?

“Read myths. They teach you that you can turn inward, and you begin to get the message of the symbols. Read other people’s myths, not those of your own religion, because you tend to interpret your own religion in terms of facts—but if you read the other ones, you begin to get the message. Myth helps you to put your mind in touch with this experience of being alive. It tells you what the experience is.”

― Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth

Sun Deities

Africa: Egypt

• Ra

Africa: Igbo (Nigeria)

• Anyanwu

Americas: Inuit (Alaska)

• Akycha

Americas: Inuit (Greenland)

• Malina

Americas: Cherokee

• Unelanuhi

Americas: Maya

• Kinich Ahau

Asia: China

• Ri Gong Tai Yang Xing Jun

Asia: Japan

• Amaterasu

Europe: Celtic

• Belenus

Oceania: Maori

• Tama-nui-te-rā

Oceania: Australian Aboriginal

• Sun Mother

Ancient Mesopotamia

• Utu/Shamash

Water Deities

Mythical Creatures