Quotations
“In the beginning there was no world, no land, no creatures of the kind that are around us now, and there were no men. But there was a great _______ which occupied space as far as anyone could see.”
Ocean
What character archetype(s) is the The Right-Hand Twin (Sapling)?
The Hero/The Creator
What are the four characters (excluding the Sky Woman's husband) in this text?
Sky woman
Sky woman's daughters/mother of the twins
Sapling/right handed twin
Flint/left handed twin
What made the Sky Woman "hungry for all kinds of strange delicacies"?
The Sky Woman was pregnant
What is the genre of this text?
Myth/creation myth.
“The left-handed twin never said what he meant or meant what he said. He always lied, and he always did things backward. You could never tell what he was trying to do because he always made it look as if he were doing the opposite. He was the _________ one.”
Devious
What character archetype(s) is the The Left-Hand Twin (Flint)?
The Villain/The Trickster
Which twin is described as the "crooked mind" the "devious man" and the "left"?
Flint
Which twin created the plant-eating animals? Which created the meat-eating animals?
The plant eating animals were created by The Right Handed Twin, the meat eating animals were created by The Left Handed Twin.
What is the time period of this story?
Pre-existence or Premortality
“In the daytime, the people have rituals which honour the right-handed twin.Through the daytime rituals, they thank the _________________. In the night time, the people dance and sing for the left-handed twin.”
Master of Life
What character archetype(s) is the Sky Woman's daughter (mother of the twins)?
The Mother/Nurturer
Which twin is described as the "straight mind" the "upright man" and the "right"?
Sapling
What did The Right Handed Twin to do his grandmother (Sky Woman) when he returned home?
He killed her.
What is the main Haudenosaunee traditional value that this text exemplifies?
Interconnectedness of all living things