Africa and the Middle EastMaggie Lepley, Andrew Jenkins, and Tyrik Rome

Creation Myth Three different myths in different towns in Egypt most well know

Hermopolis Myth of Ogdoad or eigth, 4 pairs of primeval deities. Frogs or

serpents that later evolved. Nun and Nunette became water. Hek and Heket became space. Kek and Keket became darkness. Amun and Amunette became hiddenness.

Heliopolis Earliest creation myth: the ENNEAD. It’s four generations of

detites. Arises spontaneously from waters of chaos and magically impregnates himself.

Mephis Third View of creation myth creator-god, PTAH, created

everything by saying its name Remer, Pat-Egyptian Mythology A-Z,:

A young Readers Companion Facts On File, Inc: New York 2000.

Liberator- Moseso Great military and political leaders who

free an entire country or people from sevitude

o Moses returned to Egypto Lead the exodus of the Jewish people

out of Egypt for freedom

Warrior- Manlukso Protects emotional boundaries and

assert out needs in the world.o Slave soldier who converted to Islamo Served the Muslim Caliphs and the

Alyubid sultans during the middle ages

The Femme Fatale- Cleopatra A woman of great seductive charm who

leads men into compromising or dangerous situations.

She tried to use seduction to get her fathers throne back after his death

Bored a child with Julius Caesar and bored three children with Mark Anthony

She killed herself with the bite of a snake because Anthony stabbed himself to death

Rebel- Sparticus A person who refuses allegiance to,

resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country

Most notable leader of the slaves in the Third Serville war

A major slave uprising against the Roman Public

The Begger- Makdun Emperor was praying to Allah for money

and riches, then was begging people to take it from him

“so you pray to Almighty Allah for what you want and let me pray to him for the things I need. You and I are just beggers. Let us beg for irrespective things to the one who really has them”

The Father A man in relation with his natural child

or children

First Patriarch of Israel, Also the Father of the Arabs. In which he built the Kaaba

The Good Samaritan A charitable or helpful person “A man was going down from Jerusalem

to Jerhico, When he was attacked by robbers”

Luke 10:30-37

Messiah Most important figure of the western

civilization Magnetic teacher Healer and preacher

The Damsel Vulnerable girl who needs rescued but if

not happy in the end she needs to learn to care for herself

Princess Jasmine wants to go out into the city and get out of the palace. Then she has to face the reality of a princess for by law has to marry the prince

The Orphan Child- Reflected on the lives of people who feel as if

they don’t belong with their families.

Thereupon the pharaoh of Egypt declared his people to throw all new born Hebrew children in the Nile. Moses’ mother put mosses in a basket and placed him in the river reeds

where the princess spotted mosses and adopted him

The Storyteller- Scheherazade Expected to tell stories and sing stories

as a way to entertain and to pass on the news for the day

Scheherazade told of 1001 Arabian tales including Arabian Nights

The Hero - David The one who confronted a difficult path for

him to gain his manhood

David went to check on his brothers during a battle. Not soon after did he beg King Saul to let him fight the giant Goliath until Saul gave in. Then David and got some small rocks to sling with his sling shot. After retrieving the rocks David loaded and fired the slingshot and hit Goliath in the forehead killing him.

Totems An item that symbolizes another

Can be found all over Africa and have there own interperations and regional symbles and are based on universal priciples

Relationships

The Golden Griffins of India and Pakistan Femme fatle is Ctenptless which is like

our Cleopatra Warrior- white lion Mongol warriors like

our Mankuls

Relationships cont… The scarlet Titans from Greece and

Rome They have Achilles and we have

Spartacus but Achilles would only fight those he thought willing to fight him when Spartacus not

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