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Navajo:
Before the universe existed there were 6 beings, they were trying to find a nice light place to make a home, but every world they visited wasn't good enough to live in, they went into the
4th world was perfect for them to live in, so they made their home there.
Zeus and his lightning bolt
Greek:
Out of chaos came Gaia, she married Uranus, together they had lots of kids. Uranus feared his children so he hid them. Gaia was angry so she gave a sickle to Cronus, he took it and killed him.Cronus married Rhea and they had many children, Gaia said they would have a son that would overthrow him. So he ate all of his children except Zeus, Rhea hid him and gave a rock to Cronus to swallow. Zeus overthrew Cronus and had many children.
Differences:
- In Navajo, the beings created a world and lives
-In Greek, the gods didn't
The Navajo & Greek Creation Stories
Similarities:
- Humans and animals have some sort of relationship
VS.
Who Created the Earth? Why?
Greek: No one the Earth apperd out of chaos, to be the parents of, Cyclpos, and Hecatoncheris.
Navajo: Begochiddy, people could have a home
What is the relationship between the humans and theie world?
Greek: The gods worked together to overthrow Cronus
Navajo: The 6 beings worked together to create a world to live in
Similarities:
-Both created by beings
-Both stories used some sort of magic to create the world
Similarities:
- Both have humans in it
-In both humans interact
with animals and plants
Differences:
- Navajo had 6 beings and Greek had 1 or 2 beings
- Navajo it took 4 worlds to find a good one and in Greek it didn't
Why Were Humans Created?
Greek: To worship the gods
Navajo:To create the world
Differences:
-Humans control the animals in the Greek story
-Humans don't really control the animals in the Navajo
story
Conclusion
I learned the Navajo creation story, I think the 2 stories have more similarities than differences, I think that because in both of the stories they beings and the gods created a world to live in.