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PPPresentationModelTheFloodrf223.pptxBy: Carolina Colon
The Flood: Deucalion and pyrrha
Required: title page
Analysis of The Flood Myths
Are common and memorable
Suggest hope of a new beginning a "cleansing" of sorts
Tend to be dual in nature either literal or figurative "floods" or productive chaos
Destruction and Rebirth go in hand (yin and yang).
represents the separation of the eternal waters of the great mother.
Reminds us that life depends on death
New life is preceded by flood since life first emerged from the waters
Required slide.
Analyze one of the three categories:
Flood Myths, Apocalypse Myths, or Creation Myths, depending on which category your topic choice is listed beneath on the Topic Choices page.
Analysis of the topics can be found in the previous Cosmic Myth PowerPoint lectures.
For instance:
Analysis of the flood myths can be found in the Lecture PowerPoint on floods & apocalypse.
Analysis of the Apocalypse myths can also be found in the Lecture PowerPoint floods & apocalypse.
Analysis of the Creation Myths can be found in the Lecture PowerPoint Creation Myths.
Because my topic choice falls under the category Flood Myths from the Topic Choice page, I will find the right analysis from the Lecture PowerPoints and paraphrase it here
The story
* Jupiter was disgusted by human kind and how they forgot to properly worship the gods. So he decided to punish them.
* The Wind God unleashed the winds and crushed the clouds, water fell from the crushed clouds and his own beard.
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The story
* The Rainbow Goddess Iris was sent to pick up the water that fell, and to refill the clouds it. No rain was wasted for the destruction of the human race.
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The Story (Continued)…
Neptune commanded all oceans and rivers to wreak havoc on Earth.
He created Earthquakes to form dangerous water chaos
Everything was submerged under water
A giant sea with no shore was formed.
The Story (Continued)…
The People who tried to escape on boats died of starvation.
All the animals died as well.
The Story: Deucalion and Pyrrha
the only humans to survive the great flood WERE Deucalion and Pyrrha. They found refuge On the sacred MOUNTAIN of Parnassus.
The gods spared their lives because Both were innocent of human-kind's sins; both were loyal worshippers
The Story: Deucalion and Pyrrha
But Deucalion and pyrrha were scared because they were the only human beings left.
SO they prayed to the oracle Themis for guidance on what to do next.
Themis’ instructions:
"Leave my temple, veil your heads, loosen your robes, and cast behind you your great mother's bones"
confused at first, Deucalion and Pyrrha then understood that the great mother was mother earth; her bones were the rocks.
Following the advice of themis, they began to throw the “bones” over their shoulders.
All the rocks Deucalion threw behind him became men, and all the rocks Pyrrha threw behind her became women.
Thus the earth was repopulated again.
The End
Death and Rebirth
BATTLE BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL
Cleansing
SYMBOLIC:
Haven vs. The wilderness
Light vs Dark
Supernatural intervention
The innocent : Deucalion and Pyrrah were spared because of their righteousness
The Caregiver: They become the new caregivers of the earth & humanity
The creator: jupiter allowed earth to be reborn
The destroyer: jupiter destroyed earth to punish humanity for its sins
Wise woman: Themis knew what advice to give
Situational:
Archetypes
Character:
Because we have not studied Archetypes yet (next Module) this Archetypes page is optional. If you think you can handle it, it will count towards extra credit.
Functions of Myth
Metaphysical- the gods can affect nature
Cosmological – The earth became one huge ocean symbolizing that we are all a small part of a big picture. Humanity was reborn.
Sociological- mankind was punished for not following the gods’ "code of conduct.” We learn to follow the rules or be punished. Deucalion and Pyrrha survived because they followed the gods’ rules.
Psychological- Deucalion and Pyrrha were scared to be the only humans left alive, so they looked to the oracle for advice .
They kept the faith even though all other humans were disobeying the gods.
Required slide.
List all four functions of myth, explaining how they fit the myth.
Put “n/a” if it doesn’t apply to your story
"The black moment is the moment when the real message of transformation is going to come. At the darkest moment comes the light"
- Joseph Campbell
Required slide: Joseph Campbell quote that fits the story
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In your own words, write YOUR 21st century connection here
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In your own words, write YOUR opinion here
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Bibliography
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Leeming, David. The World of Myth. An Anthology. Oxford University Press. New York. 1990.
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