1. From
"The
Quest
for
Valhalla:
Norse
Mythology
&
Legend"
PowerPoint:
1.
Poetic
Edda
Older,
principal,
Aesir
gods
>
theogony
2.
Prose
Edda
Newer,
vernacular
>
theogony
3.
Snorri
Sturluson
Author/editor
of
both
Eddas
4.
Ginnungagap
Beginning
gap
5.
Nifleheim
Land
of
fog
&
ice
at
top
of
G-­‐gap
6.
Muspelheim
Land
of
fire
&
sparks
below
the
G-­‐gap
7.
Elivigar
11
rivers,
flow
from
Nifleheim
8.
Ymir
1st
god,
frost
giant
9.
Buri
Son
Ymir,
came
from
Ymir’s
sweat
10.
Bor
Buri’s
son
11.
Odin,
Villi,
&
Ve
3
sons
of
Bor,
killed
Ymir
12.
Ask
&
Embla
1st
2
humans,
bodies
made
from
logs
13.
Asgard
Aesir
14.
Vanaheim
Land
of
the
giants,
on
same
level
as
Asgard,
Freyr,
Freya
&
Loki
all
came
from
here
15.
Midgard
Land
of
humans
&
mortals
16.
Helheim
Land
of
the
dead,
ruled
by
Hel,
Loki’s
daughter
17.
Yggdrasil
World
tree
18.
Aesir
Live
in
Asgard,
ruled
by
Odin
19.
Vanir
Live
in
Vanaheim,
elemental
gods
(giants)
20.
Odin
King
of
the
Aesir,
god
of
kings
&
warriors,
controls
the
Valkyries,
wolves,
ravens
bring
him
knowledge,
greedy
for
info
21.
Valkyries
Female
mythical
warrior
goddesses
who
collect
fallen
brave
warriors,
take
them
to
Valhalla
22.
Valhalla
Inside
Asgard,
heaven
for
warriors,
train
warriors
for
Ragnarok
23.
Grungir
Odin’s
spear,
used
it
to
hang
himself
from
Yggdrasil
through
his
eye

2. 24.
Sleipnir
Odin’s
horse,
8-­‐legged,
Loki
is
his
father
25.
Frigga
Mother
goddess,
wife
of
Odin,
Thor
&
Baldur
26.
Thor
God
of
thunder,
god
of
the
common
man
27.
Mjollnir
Thor’s
hammer
28.
Freyr
God
of
weather
&
fertility,
twin
brother
of
Freya
29.
Freya
Love,
fertility,
female
sexuality,
feathered
coat
allowed
her
to
fly
30.
Amber
Freya’s
tears
31.
Loki
Trickster,
god
of
mischief,
32.
Loki's
4
children
Sleipnir
Hel
Fenrir
–
wolf
Jurmangand
-­‐
serpent
33.
Baldur
Nemesis
of
Loki’s,
god
of
goodness
&
light,
Loki
killed
him
34.
Tyr
God
of
justice
35.
Heimdall
Gatekeeper
of
asgard,
controls
bifrost,
could
see
&
hear
all
9
worlds,
possibly
created
humanity
36.
Bifrost
Rainbow
highway
37.
Ragnarok
Cataclysmic
battle
for
the
end
of
the
world
From
"From
the
Cradle
of
Life:
African
Belief
Systems
and
Rituals"
PowerPoint:
1.
Griots
Sung
stories
handed
down
through
generations
2.
High
God
Believed
in
by
most
cultures,
not
close,
clockmaker
god
3.
Olorun
High
God
of
the
Yoruba
tribe,
Yoruba
native
to
Nigeria
4.
Orisha
Everyday
gods,
closer
relationship
to
mortals
than
HG
5.
Kwoth
Nhial
HG
Sudanese,
exceptional
because
active
in
daily
life
6.
The
significance
of
water
Sacred
element
b/c
scarce,
wash
newborn
&
dead,
use
living
water
7.
Ancestral
worship
practices
Extremely
important,
not
always
friendly,
can
curse,
attempts
to
appease
to
gain
favor
8.
Diviners

3. Can
communicate
with
orishas
&
ancestors
9.
Libation
Liquid
offering,
ex.
“pouring
one
out
for
homies”
10.
Ogun
God
of
iron
in
Yoruba
culture,
used
on
cars
often
11.
Birth
rituals
Not
named
for
1st
week
b/c
infant
mortality,
circumcision,
twins
=
bad
12.
Eschatology
Concept
of
judgment
after
death
13.
Nkisi
Nkondi
Prayer
aide,
nails
&
glass
inserted
to
“seal
deal”
From
"Pacific
Ohana:
The
Mythology
Of
The
Hawaiian
Culture"
PowerPoint:
1.
The
5
largest
Hawaiian
islands
Hawai’i,
Maui,
Oahu,
Kauai,
Molokai
2.
Heiau
Gathering
place/temple
3.
Kahuna
nui
Ancestral
line
of
leaders/rulers
in
Hawaii
4.
Pili
Father
of
the
kahuna
line
5.
Poi
Staple
food
of
the
Hawaiian
islands
6.
N'akua
&
honua
Gods,
mortals
7.
Tiki
First
human
8.
Rangi
&
Papa
First
2
gods,
sky
&
earth
9.
Luau
Celebration
for
god
of
earthquakes
10.
Kane
Separated
Rangi
&
Papa,
god
of
the
forests
11.
Hunamoku
Kings
12.
Lono
God
of
agriculture
13.
Ku
God
of
war
14.
Kaikilani
Goddess
married
to
Lono,
rainy
season
festival
dedicated
to
her
15.
Makahiki
Festival
Dedicated
to
Kaikilani
16.
Laka
Lono’s
2nd
wife,
goddess
of
fertility,
invented
hula
17.
Apuhau
Storm
goddess
18.
Kanaloa

4. Sea
god,
made
children
w/
Haumea
19.
Haumea
Goddess
of
larger
fertility
20.
Maui
God
of
the
common
man,
tried
to
gain
immortality
for
humanity,
fished
up
the
islands
from
sea
floor
21.
Hina
Goddess
of
the
moon
22.
Tetuna
Eel
god,
coconut
palms
created
by
him
23.
Puenui
God
of
owls,
in
love
w/
Hina
24.
Menehune
Elves
fed
on
by
owls
25.
Pele
Goddess
of
volcanoes
26.
Mount
Kilauea
Axis
mundi
27.
Opelu
God
of
doctors,
healing
28.
Kamapua'a
Warrior
god,
married
Pele
29.
Kamoho
Shark
god,
hid
Pele
to
avoid
Kamapua’a
30.
Kahoali
God
of
witchcraft
and
witch
doctors
31.
Milu
God
of
the
dead
From
The
"Seeking
The
Divine:
The
Three
Major
World
Religions
PowerPoint":
1.
Zaddik
Jewish
holyman
believed
to
have
a
direct
line
to
God
2.
Torah
Oral
&
written
laws
given
by
god
to
Abraham,
5
books
=
OT
3.
Yahweh
Hebrew
name
for
God
4.
The
Western
Wall
Axis
mundi,
Jerusalem
5.
Tanakh
Hebrew
Bible,
contains
Torah
&
history
of
Judaism
6.
Mezuzah
Case
affixed
to
doorways
with
religious
texts
7.
Chai
Symbol
that
represents
“life”
&
“living”,
appreciate
life
8.
Rabbi
Teacher,
can
head
a
synagogue
9.
Synagogue
Community
gathering
place
for
Jews,
doesn’t
require
rabbi
10.
Canaan

5. Hebrew
term
for
the
Promised
Land,
promised
to
Abraham
by
Yahweh,
Israel
11.
Constantine
I
Legalized
Christianity
in
313
AD
in
Rome
12.
The
Trinity
God
the
Father,
God
the
Son,
God
the
Holy
Spirit
13.
Eucharist
Communion,
symbolic
breaking
bread
&
wine
symbolizing
Jesus’
sacrifice
14.
Catholic
Means
“universal”
in
Latin
15.
Pope
Leader
of
the
Catholic
Church,
seated
in
the
Vatican
in
Rome
16.
Icthus
Jesus
fish
17.
Alpha
&
Omega
Beginning
&
end
18.
Apocrypha
Hidden
books
of
the
Bible,
authored
between
the
OT
&
NT
19.
Baptism
Symbolic
washing
away
of
sin,
Jesus
baptized
at
31
20.
Xristos
“Annointed
one”
in
Greek
21.
Medina
Mohammed’s
birthplace,
Saudi
Arabia
22.
Muezzin
Muslim
holy
man
who
calls
faithful
to
prayer,
minaret
23.
Ka’ba
Enclosure
holding
meteorite
that
was
given
to
Abraham
24.
Allah
Arabic
word
of
Muslim
God,
means
“THE
god”
25.
Mecca
Axis
mundi,
Ka’ba
located
here,
pilgrimage
(hajj)
26.
The
Five
Pillars
of
Islam
Confession
of
faith
(shahada),
ritual
prayer
(salat),
alms
tax
(zakat),
fasting
(Ramadan)
(sawm),
pilgrimage
(hajj)
27.
3
Major
Denominations
of
Christianity
Catholicism,
Protestantism,
Orthodoxy
28.
3
Major
Sects
of
Islam
Sunni,
Shi’a,
Sufi/sm
29.
4
Major
Sects
of
Judaism
Orthodox,
Hasidic,
Reform,
Conservative,
frum