1. Vikings-people who raided the coasts of northern and western Europe
2. Ginnungagap-the beggining void, it is between Niflheim and Muspelheim.
3. Nifleheim-a place of eternal cold, darkness, and fog, ruled over by Hel
   
4. Muspellheim- is the realm of fire .
5. Yggdrasil-an evergreen ash tree, the three roots of that bring together Asgard, Midgard, and Niflheim.
6. Asgard- home of the Aesir and it is in the Valhalla and the palaces of the individual gods
7. Midgard-the middle earth, home of the poeple, it is between Niflheim and Muspelheim, made from the body of Ymir.
8. Hel- those who die of illness or old age.
9. Bifrost Bridge-the bridge between Midgard, the realm of man, and Asgard, the realm of the gods
10. Ymir-earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, and was killed by his own brother Odin.
    
11. Odin-the ruler of the Aesir and he is the god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom
12. Frigg-wife of Odin and chief of the goddesses.
13. The Valkyries- Any of Odin's handmaidens who conducted the souls of the slain to Valhalla
14. The Norns- Any of the three goddesses of fate in Norse myth.
15. Thor-the god of thunder, rain, and farming
16. Balder- son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother Hod, who Balder was killed by.
17. Njord-the god of winds, navigation, and prosperity, and the father of Frey and Freya; king of the Vanir
18. Frey-the god of peace, prosperity, and marriage, brother of Freya
    
19. Freya-the goddess of love and fertility, sister of Frey
20. Idunn-a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi
21. Loki-a trickster god, born in Jontun ansestry.
    
22. Fenrir-a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar.
23. Jormungandr-s a sea serpent of the Norse Myth
24. Ragnarok- the destruction of the gods and of all things in a final battle with the evil powers.
25. Runes-Any of the characters in several alphabets used by ancient Germanic peoples from the 3rd to the 13th century.

The Two Brothers

A Cree Indian Myth

The Two Brothers

     This story tells about two young brothers’ who get separated by an old man who takes the younger brothers toy.  The old man took the older brother as captive when he tried to receive his brother’s toy hoof. As soon as the old man takes the boy he heads home. He tells his daughter to go look at her husband. However she did not like him, she said he was too ugly for her. Her father said nonsense and sends the younger sister out to bathe him. Then he was to marry his eldest daughter.

     When they married the, the boy, would kill off all the slaves, even though it caused the old man to get very sickly and die. After he died he immediately went out to search for his brother but no one would be able to catch him because he was living with the wolves. So the older brother turned himself into a dead carcass. His younger brother knew it was him but everyone told him to feed so he did, but his older brother jump up into human form and grabbed his leg.

      They lived together until one day the younger brother was running along with a moose that had ran into a river. The moose came out but the wolf brother never did.

 

What I think this stories meaning is that brothers can have a very strong bond. It could also mean that, that is how some Indian rituals tell there stories.

 

“The Two Brothers.” Indian Mythology Stories, Tales and Legends.    

     Indianmythology.org. Anthropological Papers American Museum of National   

    History. 2006. 7 November, 2008.

   http://indianmythology.org/assiniboin/deseerted_children.htm#brothers

Hero Journey

Hero- The founder of something new

Universal-Representaion of every man, characteristics everyone has

Unique- A special characteristic that sets you aside from everyone else

Major Flaw- The hero is special, but not perfect, their weakness

Call To Adventure- When the hero is given a goal or assigned a quest

Intiation- The entering of a strange world and leaving behind the familiar

Journey-The road of trials, battles and obstacles

Campanions And Friends- Sidekicks, partners, and supporters

Ultimate Battle- The final test given

Transformation- Hero is altered in some way after the final battle

Death /Rebirth-When they are out with the old and in with the new

Boon-Gift of renewal or a reward to be shared

Definitions:

Myth: A myth is a traditional or legendary story, it also explains a cultural life, and symbolizes human beings. It's any greek, or Egyptian story that is about mythological gods

Hero: A hero is a founder of something new, they model for human form and they must make tough decisions. Like for exapmle Hercules was a hero because he defeat Serbius.

Hero Journey: Hero journey is the road of trials, battles and obstacles. Its also when hero's accomplish big things and preform good deeds for their community. An example of a hero journey is when in Enuma Elish, when Marduck goes and fights Tiamat and defeats her.

Universal: Universal is a representation of every man, and it is also the big picture. An example of this is the myth about Atlas, when he has to hold up the world.

Archetype: Archetype is an old foundation, or also an original model. The egg myth with Pangu, saying that the earth was started by an egg.

Cyclical: Cyclical means re-accuring in a cycle, which means beginning with the same end. For example Ra the sun god, he rises the sun and sets everyday and gets reborn and dies every night and day.

Duality: Duality means two things as a whole, for example its like man and women, day and night, sun and moon, or light and dark ect.

Creation: Creation means its original bringing into the existence of the universe.

Cosmology: Cosmology means dealing with the cosmos, stars, and universe, like for example the Egyptian god Pangu, who created the earth and said it was an egg.

Life from Death: Life from death is the making of life out of something bad. Like in the myth of Osiris, Isis, and Horus when Set kills Osiris to try and become king

Matriarchal: Matriarchal is the foundation of female power, were the mother rules. For example like the story Enuma Elish, it starts out being in womens rule.

Patriarchal: Patriarchal is the foundation on male power, were the father rules. For example in the story Enuma Elish it ends with the men being in power.

Sacrifice: Sacrifice means the taking of life for better of others, or giving up something important for the greater good. For example like in the myth Ra, because he lives and dies every day so that the world can have sun.

Interpretation Essay

Sammy Leach
Interpretation essay
M1
18 September 2008
Daphne
You have herd of many different gods and goddesses, many of the goddesses being huntresses. Daphne is one of those independent huntress. You can look at Daphne in a natural, social, and Psychological way. When one day her world turns around. She was a huntress who ended up being hunted by Apollo, he had fallen in love with her. Unfortunately she did not love him. She ran and called for help from her father, who was the river-god, Peneus. As e result he turned her into a tree and Apollo took her, as a tree, and kept her.

Naturally, Daphne was a good huntress who was loved by Apollo but who did not love him. You could view her as tall and muscular women. Daphne carried bows and any other type of mighty huntress weapon. She was very conceded, because she did not want to be with another mortal or any male. She was very dedicated to being a huntress. To Daphne all that mattered was being a huntress and protecting her virginity; She looked at it as power. You could look at her as a mortal version of Artemis.

Socially Daphne was not making her father very happy. He wanted a grandson but she did not want to be with any man. She appreciated her virginity and hunting so much she was not willing to give her father a grandson. You could relate that to life because it would be like having to go through the difficulties of falling in love or getting hurt and also keeping your virginity.

Psychologically she was very much like any other women in many ways. She did not want to give her virginity to any man because she did not think they deserved it. She did not trust men, and today many women cannot really trust many of them.

You know about many gods and goddesses, and now you know about Daphne, another goddess of the woods. Now you can relate Daphne on a natural, social, and psychological level. You learn about hunters and find out they are often hunted themselves.