Mythology, Gloversville High School

MMyytthhoollooggyy An Introductory Study of World Stories Fifth Edition Before the beginning, who was there to tell the tale? When all was still formless, no up or down, how was the world investigated? When dark and light were a blur, who could fathom it? When the only image was a churning, how was it perceived? The Heaven Questions A 2400 year old Chinese poem Compiled by M. Oppenneer for use by students of World Mythology, Gloversville High School Mythology: Table of Contents Introduction ...................................................................................................... 4 Letter to Students, Parents, etc. ...............................................................................4 Classroom Guidelines ..............................................................................................4 About This Text .......................................................................................................5 Expectations For Journal Entries ...........................................................................5 Reflection, Articulation & Argument ......................................................................6 René Descartes .........................................................................................................7 Ways of Interpreting Myth ...................................................................................... 7 Why Study Mythology? ..........................................................................................11 Permission Form for 13th Warrior ........................................................................12 Part One: Creation Stories (Cosmogonies) ............................................ 13 Hebrew ...................................................................................................................14 Zuñi ........................................................................................................................18 Pelasgian ................................................................................................................. 20 Greek ......................................................................................................................21 Australian ...............................................................................................................21 Haudenosaunee .......................................................................................................22 Norse ......................................................................................................................24 Chinese ...................................................................................................................26 Egyptian ..................................................................................................................26 Babylonian ..............................................................................................................27 Scientific .................................................................................................................28 Cosmogony Unit Test Review Sheet ...................................................................... 30 Cosmogony Jeopardy ............................................................................................. 31 Part Two: Trickster Tales ......................................................................... 32 Some Functions of Trickster Tales ....................................................................... 32 Some Tricksters From Around the World ............................................................ 33 Mind: Trickster, Transformer ............................................................................... 34 How Stories Came to Earth – Ashanti of Ghana ....................................................35 Raven finds the First Men – Haida ......................................................................... 37 The Pot Bears a Son – China ..................................................................................39 Nasreddin Hodja – Turkey......................................................................................40 Bouki Rents a Horse – Haiti ................................................................................... 41 The Power of Writing ............................................................................................ 43 How Coyote kept death for the people – Caddo ..................................................... 44 Coyote and the Stranger – Kiowa ...........................................................................45 Trickster’s Buffalo Hunt – Hotcâk .........................................................................46 Loki – Norse ...........................................................................................................47 Hermes: Apollo’s Cows – Greek ............................................................................48 Hermes: Baby Heracles – Greek .............................................................................49 Trickster Unit Test Review Sheet .......................................................................... 51 Mythology: Table of Contents Part Three: Hero Quests ..................................................................... 52 The Epic of Gilgamesh .....................................................................................53 Tablet I ..............................................................................................................54 Tablet II & III ....................................................................................................56 Tablet IV ...........................................................................................................57 Tablet V .............................................................................................................58 Tablet VI ...........................................................................................................59 Tablet VII ..........................................................................................................60 Tablet VIII .........................................................................................................61 Tablet IX ...........................................................................................................63 Tablet X .............................................................................................................64 Tablet XI ...........................................................................................................66 Kotan Utunnai ..................................................................................................69 Introduction .......................................................................................................69 Story ..................................................................................................................70 Beowulf & The 13th Warrior ............................................................................77 Introduction .......................................................................................................77 Beowulf (Abridged) ...........................................................................................78 The Venus of Willendorf ...................................................................................79 Star Wars: A New Hope ...................................................................................80 Move over, Odysseus, here comes Luke Skywalker .........................................81 Changing Face of Oral Tradition? .....................................................................83 Stages of the Monomyth ....................................................................................84 Of Myth and Men ..............................................................................................85 The Myth of Sisyphus .......................................................................................88 Hero Quest Bingo .............................................................................................90 Part Four: Inquiry Project Guidelines, Etc. ........................................... 91 Inquiry Project Guidelines ...............................................................................92 Inquiry Project Checklist ..................................................................................93 Assignment Log ................................................................................................94 Mythology: Introduction page 4 FROM THE VERY CLUTTERED DESK OF MR. O TO: STUDENTS, PARENT(S), GUARDIAN(S), AND CAREGIVER(S) FROM: MR. OPPENNEER, ENGLISH DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: MYTHOLOGY Welcome to Mythology class. I don't feel like coming to class every day and boring you. And I don't want you to bore me with mediocre work because you aren't into this class. So, I've got a deal for you… I’ll do my best to make learning an energizing, enlightening, and enjoyable experience – and in return, you will think deeply, be active, talk with me about your concerns, and do thoughtful work. Show me that you can handle a different kind of class atmosphere. Students in my classes are required to do a lot of reading, writing, thinking, and participating. They are also expected to relax, enjoy themselves, and laugh at my bad jokes (all of them). Please take a moment to read over this sheet: it is a general introduction to the policies and guidelines for my English courses. If you have any

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