Getting down to myth-ness
Myth-tery Solved
Myth-spirational
Myth-teries of the World
Myth-terious Mythology
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What does Māui use to trap the sun?
Ropes weaved from flax.
100
In Maui fishes up NZ what do Maui's brothers cuts in the fish become?
Mountains and valleys of New Zealand
100
Who does Prometheus steal fire from?
Zeus
100
Who is Ranginui and Papatūānuku ?
The Sky father and Earth mother from New Zealand mythology.
100
What do Izanagi and Izanami create?
The islands of Japan
200
Who is the Greek god of the sea?
Poseidon.
200
What happens to Izanami?
She dies in childbirth.
200
Where does Izanagi go to find Izanami?
The underworld.
200
Who is Pandora?
The first woman, created by the gods and given a box she was told not to open.
200
Who is the Greek god of the underworld?
Hades
300
What moral does Icarus's myth teach?
Consequences of hubris.
300
How is Prometheus punished?
Chained to a rock / eagle eats his liver.
300
Who seperates Ranginui and Papatūānuku?
Tāne Mahuta, God of the Forest.
300
What message does Pandora's box teach?
Curiosity can have consequences.
300
In the myth of Izanagi and Izanami, we spend time in the underworld. What is the underworld called in Japanese culture?
Yomi.
400
What was the goal of the Tera Nova expedition?
To reach the south Pole before the Norwegian's.
400
Who led the Terra Nova Expedition?
Robert Falcon Scott.
400
What is left in Pandora's box once she opens it?
Hope.
400
What warning does his Icarus's father give him?
Don't fly too close to the sun.
400
Who is Icarus’ father?
Daedalus
500
In the Tera Nova expedition, who reached the end location before the British? (Name + Country)
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen.
500
Many myths contain “origin stories.” Why are these important in different cultures?
They explain how the world, people, or customs came to be and give cultural meaning.
500
What does fire symbolise in the myth Prometheus steals fire?
Knowledge, power, survival.
500
What is the difference between a myth and a legend?
Myths usually involve gods or supernatural forces and explain the world; legends are based on humans and historical events but may be exaggerated.
500
Give an example of a myth that explains a natural phenomenon.
Some answers could include (but not limited to) Māui slows the sun (explains why days are the length they are), or Prometheus (symbolic explanation of fire/knowledge for humans)