Mesopotamian Pantheon
Goddess of salt water
Tiamat
The god of the sun
Ra
The Egyptian and Mesopotamian pantheon are both __________ myths (type of creation myth)
World parent
In this type of creation myth, creation occurs when a human or animal plunges from the sky into water to retrieve the land.
Earth Diver
Myths that explain how the world, universe, gods/goddesses, and human beings came to be
Creation Myths
God of fresh water
Apsu
The goddess of magic, rebirth, motherhood, fertility
Isis
Set tricked Osiris by ___________.
Asking him to test the fit of a perfectly made sarcophagus
In this type of creation myth, creation begins with nothing, void, or primordial water
Ex-Nihilo
A general word for god/goddess
Deity
Ruler of all gods
Marduk
The gods/goddesses who represent earth and sky
Geb and Nut
________ and _______ wanted to kill the younger gods because they were too noisy. ________ didn't want to kill the younger gods.
Apsu/Mummu and Tiamat
In this type of creation myth, life comes up through different layers of the world in gradually evolving stages.
Emergence myth
A word for a "family" of gods
God of the air between earth and sky
Enlil
Which Egyptian god/goddess was conceived after the death of their father?
Horus
Marduk created the world by using ________.
Pieces of Tiamat's body
Some mythologies are known as "living mythologies" because ___________.
People still believe in them
Worship of multiple gods
Polytheism
Goddess of love and war
Ishtar/Inanna
God of air and goddess of moisture/rain
Shu and Tefnut
The god who defeated Apsu and took over his powers over fresh water was ______
Ea/Enki
Creation myths often emphasize _______, or opposing forces.
Duality
Myths that explain how something in nature came to be
Etiological myth