Compare the Priestly source and the J-E source as they describe the flood; then compare what you find here with what is said about the creation story in Chapter 5.

. Compare the Priestly source and the J-E source as they describe the flood; then compare what you find here with what is said about the creation story in Chapter 5. What might these differences tell you about the thinking of each culture?

2. How is the story of Ragnarok optimistic for believers? Describe the battle at Ragnarok. Who wins, Who loses? Why? What does this tell us about the beliefs of the people?

3. Identify three animals in the Prose Edda. How are they similar to or different from the animals encountered in African creation tales (Chapter 9)? What general conclusions about the Norse world view might we be able to support based on our reading about the animals in Snorri?

4. Read the story of the birth of Moses in the Bible (Exodus 2:1-25) and identify the elements of the “family romance” in it. What does Moses do later (Exodus 3-14) that completes the “family romance” concept? Or Identify and describe two examples of monomyth found within current/pop culture or traditional myth narrative.

5. Which two psychologists was Campbell synthesizing? Which elements of the hero’s adventure correspond to the theories of these scholars?