Summary: The Many Wonders Of Mythology

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The Many Wonders Of Mythology Motifs Have you ever wondered what all myths have in common? Each myth often has a hidden message throughout all the creations. These messages are called motifs. There can be more than one motif in each myth. There are often at least two or three in each creation. In my opinion, three of the most common motifs are humans being made from organic material, there is only one creator or god, and every creation involving humans.
Humans made from organic material For most creations, people were created from organic materials. The creators felt it was easiest to make humans out of mud, dirt, clay, or wood. Even though the organic material didn’t always work, it was worth trying. As long as everything on earth …show more content…

Humans were the essential part to all creation. The humans would worship the gods and help keep the earth maintained. If humans could not praise the gods or complete simple tasks, they would be killed. Gods would not put up with anyone that was too good for them. If the humans were too smart, the creators would take something away from them because they felt threatened. The myths that included humans were the Greeks, Hebrews, Babylonians, Hindu, Norsem Chineses, Incan, Mayan, Inuit, Egyptian, Yoruban, and Cheyenne. In order to have a human come alive, the creator must breathe on a part of the body. All humans are born old enough to fend for themselves. There aren’t any babies because no one has time to take care of them. Everyone is busy doing adult things. There are several tasks the humans must learn from what the gods teach them. Making a human does not always work the first time. This could take several attempts. Most creators will not stop until they have the perfect human. Once the gods have a perfect human, they will often repeat the steps they used to make a perfect community. In the end, without any humans, the world would be nothing and the creators would have a very hard time in

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