Creation Myths
This Babylonian myth tells how the gods created the world from the body of the slain Tiamat.
What is the Enuma Elish?
Greek goddess of wisdom and strategy.
Who is Athena?
Greek hero who had to complete 12 labors.
Who is Heracles/ Hercules?
Half-man, half bull creature in Crete.
What is the Minotaur?
Greek story where a young man dies after a flower grows from his blood.
Who is Hyacinthus?
In this Native American creation myth, humans and animals emerge from a giant turtle’s back.
What is the Iroquois Turtle Island story?
Egyptian god of the afterlife, married to Isis.
Who is Osiris?
Sumerian king who search for immortality.
Who is Gilgamesh?
Scary Native American Forest creature that eats people.
What is Wendigo?
This Roman tale is about a couple whose love leads to disaster in Troy.
Who are Aeneas & Dido?
This Egyptian god ordered the universe from the chaotic waters of Nun.
Who is Atum?
Norse god with a hammer, controls thunder?
Who is Thor?
Trickster hero in Native American Myths.
Who is Coyote?
Norse Dragon that guards treasure.
Who is Fafnir?
Greek musician who goes to the underworld to bring back his wife.
Who is Orpheus and Eurydice?
In Norse myths, humans were made from these
What is tree trunks?
Hindu goddess of learning, music, and arts.
Who is Saraswati?
Irish hero with superhuman strength.
Who is Cu Chulainn?
Witch-like woman in Russian myths that kidnaps young girls.
Who is Baba Yaga?
Celtic lovers whose families forbid their relationship, similar to Romeo & Juliet.
Who are Tristan & Isolde?
This Hindu god is often shown sleeping on a giant snake while the world is created.
Who is Vishnu?
Japanese sun goddess who hid in a cave.
Who is Amaterasu?
Japanese boy hero who saves a princess with a magic item.
Who is Momotaro?
Greek priestess who was abused by Poseidon and was punished by Athena by turning her head into a Gorgon with Snakes for hair.
Who is Medusa?
Japanese tale of two stars (weavers) separated by the Milky Way, allowed to meet once a year.
Who are Cowherd and Weaver Girl?