Instructions: Read David Adams Leeming's World of Myth: An Anthology, "Part 2: Myths of the Gods" (pp. 91-174). For each section in "Myths of the Gods" (Supreme Being, Great Mother, Dying God, and Trickster) read one of the myths in depth and detail, making notes. Fill out the worksheet using what you have learned. Make sure that for each answer that you provide a detailed, 2-5 complete sentence answer. Make sure that whenever you can, you put things in your own words. Paraphrasing, rather than just quoting the text, will help you understand and retain what you have read.
Supreme Being Myth: Select one myth from "The Supreme Being" section in Leeming's World of Myth (pp. 124-134). List the name and culture of the myth you selected in the box below, and answer the questions that follow for the myth using 2-5 complete sentences.
What are the characteristics of the Supreme Being?
How did the Supreme Being create humanity?
Great Mother Myth: Select one myth from "The Great Mother" section in Leeming's World of Myth (pp. 134-146) List the name and culture of the myth you selected in the box below, and answer the questions that follow for the myth using 2-5 complete sentences.
What are the characteristics of the Great Mother?
How did the Great Mother protect or look after humanity?
Dying God Myth: Select one myth from "The Dying God" section in Leeming's World of Myth (pp. 146-163). List the name and culture of the myth you selected in the box below, and answer the questions that follow for the myth using 2-5 complete sentences.
How did the god die?
How did the god come back to life?
Trickster Myth: Select one myth from "Trickster" section in Leeming's World of Myth (pp. 163-172). List the name and culture of the myth you selected in the box below, and answer the questions that follow for the myth using 2-5 complete sentences.
What tricks does the trickster pull?
Do these tricks help humanity? If so, how do these tricks help humanity? If not, what is the purpose of the trickster?