Creation Myths & Motifs

What is a creation myth?

• A true story about how the world began.

• A false story about how the world began.

• A story told by animals.

• A story told by mystical creatures.

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latin out of nothing

• ex nihilo

• creation

• transcendent

• the chruch

Which of these is not a classification of creation stories?

• World Parent

• Earth Diver

• Birth Giver

• Ex Nihilo

A set of religious beliefs concerning the origin of the universe.

• Cosmogony
• Pagan
• Universalizing
• Monotheism

What is motif?

• The lesson of the story

• A nonfiction story

• A strong idea we notice throughout the story

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A motif we see in films like Star Wars and The Avengers is:

• Good hair days

• Good vs. Evil

• Magic

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What is a theme? 

• The overall theme of the story
• The overall story of the story
• The overall lesson of the story
• the overall moral of the story

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People come from under the earth

• Supreme Being

• Emergence

• Earth-diver

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In the beginning, all is water

• Supreme Being

• Emergence

• Earth-diver

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Animal dives underwater and brings back earth

• Supreme Being

• Emergence

• Earth-diver

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