Week 10 Story Lab

In the Osiris myth, the most important Egyptian myth, Set is portrayed as the usurper who killed and mutilated his own brother Osiris. He was mad that Osiris was king, and chopped Osiris up into many pieces. Osiris's wife Isis reassembled his corpse and resurrected her dead husband long enough to conceive his son and heir Horus. However, Osiris could never fully be whole again, and was forced to be the God of the Underworld. Horus sought revenge upon Set, and there are many myths describing the battles between Horus and Set. It is interesting, however, that all of these Gods are in such contention, as they are technically related. I think that is something that is very interesting, and I can potentially use to tie into my storybook. The familial interaction is something that I have always been interested in, and think it would work well with the story.

Story source: https://www.ancient-origins.net/human-origins-religions/story-osiris-how-first-ruler-egypt-became-god-underworld-008953

Set (diety)

Week 10 Alaskan Stories Part B

For the second part of the unit, I chose to take notes over the story about the boy in the moon.

Notes:

• There lived 4 brothers and a sister, and a boy who was friends with the sister
• The boy was lazy and did not like to hunt
• The little boy eventually falls in love with the girl.
• One day, the girl saw a ladder leading to the sky.
• As she began to climb, her brothers got worried, and yelled after her
• The little boy climbed after her, but she was too far ahead.
• The girl became the sun, and the boy became the moon
• The moon always chases the sun, but will never catch her.

The Moon over Anchorage

Story source: Myths and Legends of Alaska, edited by Katharine Berry Judson (1911).

Week 10: Alaskan Stories Reading Notes A

This week, I will focus on Native American stories and myths from the region of Alaska. A big portion of these myths are revolved around the legend of the raven. This is what I took notes on.

Notes

• There was the first man who was born out of a pea pod.
• He began to explore the world, and drank some of the pond water
• A raven then realized that he was there, and transformed into a man to talk to the new man.
• The man described the water he was in as "soft", and the raven brought him to "harder" lands
• The Raven then went to get food (berries) for the man, and the man felt better
• The Raven created some animals, explaining to the man how they were precious and should be placed in very specific locations.
• Finally, the Raven created a companion for the man, in the form of a woman.

Illustration from Judson's book

Story source: Myths and Legends of Alaska, edited by Katharine Berry Judson (1911).