Assignment

Watch the youtube video "Myth and Culture (ANTH-111) - Unit 3" and writing the assignment:

Pick one myth from Unit 3. These include any one of the following: "The Fire Goddess," from Hawaiian mythology; "White Buffalo Calf Woman," from Brule/Lakota Sioux mythology; "The Courtship of Inanna and Dumuzi," from ancient Sumerian mythology; "A Taste of Earth," from Vietnamese mythology; or "Callisto and Arcas," from Greek/Roman mythology. Construct a 1000-word essay which answers the following questions:

1. What type(s) of goddess may be found in this story, according to the Unit 3 video lecture and Chapter 3 of your book, and why may they be identified as this type of goddess?

2. What elements of patriarchy may be found in this narrative?

3. What elements of matriarchy may be found in this narrative?