Māori myths
What is the name of Rangi’s wife, the earth mother?
Papatuanuku or Papa
Where do the good people who have died continue to exist (english)
Heaven
Who is portrayed as the ruler of Asgard?
Odin
Who is the sun god?
Ra
What is the name of the Mayan underworld?
Xibalba
Before the beginning of the universe, there was ______
Te Kore, emptiness
What is the realm in which evil souls are punished after death? (english)
Hell
What is the name of the cosmological tree in the center of the nine worlds?
Yggdrasil
Scenes and symbols from myth appeared in...
tombs, temples, and amulets. (Must have at least two of these three)
What do Hunahpu and Xbalanque (the twins) become from defeating the lords of the underworld?
They became the sun and the moon.
Te Mākū (The moisture) and Mahoranuiatea (Cloud of dawn) wed to form _____
Rangi, sky/heaven father
A paradise used by two humans, where they were tempted by evil
The garden of eden (christianity)/Jannah (islam)/Gan Eden (Judaism)
Who is Freyja’s brother?
Freyr
Who is in charge of maintaining maat, and the continual death and regeneration of the gods.
The Pharoh
How many times did the gods try to make humanity before they got it right?
3 times, they got it correct on the 4th.
How many children did Rangi and Papa have?
8
Event sent to earth due to humanities corruption, requiring a ship.
The great flood
What does Freyja's name mean?
Lady
What is maat?
The fundamental order of the universe
Why did Hunahpu and Xbalanque (the twins) go into the underworld?
To avenge their father and uncle.
What causes the children/siblings to become the ancestor/god of something
War/disputes between the siblings
In how many days was the world created?
6
Who is Thor wed to?
Sif
Who does Ra send to destroy humanity first plotting a rebellion against him?
His Eye/Eye of Ra.
What is the most famous thing the dwarf of Uxmal challenged the king to do?
To build a pyramid in one single night.