Middle School
Mythology Compare and ContrastThe Celtic Creation Myth from Ireland, starts out with the two gods, Donn and Danu. They are interlocked until one of their sons, Briain, cut Donn into nine pieces so he and his brothers could escape. Danu is sad, so she cries so much, a flood brings her children to Earth. Donns nine body parts are transformed into nine aspects of the earth. Then, two acorns fall to Earth and are watered by Danus tears. One acorn grows into an oak tree that is a reincarnation of Donn. The other grows into Finn, a priest. Berries fell from Donns tree, and they turned into lazy humans. Finn and Donn fought because Donn thought that the humans should die. Donn killed Finn, but got so sad that he burst apart and became the Otherworld, a place where humans go to die. The Greek Creation Myth from Greece, starts out with two gods, Gaia the Earth and Uranus the Sky. They had lots of children including terrible monsters. Gaia wanted to kill Uranus, so she gave birth to gods who were led by Kronos. Kronos killed Uranus and became king of the sky and ruled over the Golden Age. He gave birth to a new set of gods who he ate so he would not be overthrown. His wife, Rhea, gave birth to Zues in hiding, and gave Kronos a rock to eat. Zues grew up and overthrew Kronos. He then show more contentOne similarity is that they both start out with two main gods. The Celtic Creation Myth and The Greek Creation Myth have a god of the sky and a god of the earth. The gods symbolize the sky and the earth because they are the two main aspects of everything. People had little information to show what the universe was like, so they thought the only aspects of the universe was the earth and the sky. Another similarity is that the son kills the father in both creation myths. This shows that both cultures value independence and not being constrained by your parents. It also shows that it is important to be strong in order to be