LITERATURE QUESTIONS
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE
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awe
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terror
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scorn
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jealousy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Yggdrasil is attested in the Poetic Edda compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and in the Prose Edda compiled in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. In both sources, Yggdrasil is an immense ash tree that is central to the cosmos and considered very holy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tree of Life symbolizes life and growth. This tree in this myth is the only way for survival and the only option for saving her husband from his illness.
Detailed explanation-3: -The World on a Turtle’s Back is a Iroquois myth about the creation of earth. This belief is related to the biblical belief about creation. Both portray a story of a woman wanting to enjoy the forbidden fruit. After they eat of this forbidden fruit, good and evil is created.
Detailed explanation-4: -What did you learn about the Iroquois view of their gods? They believed that the world was created by a higher power and speak of these higher powers with great admiration.