Notes

Reading Notes 12/14/11
 * Compare and Contrast**

-Language as Art Examples : "Job" "Oedipus" "Oedipus Rex"/"Antigone" Significance - expressive/ feeling
 * **Poetry** || **Prose** ||
 * -Metric

metaphor - stands for something compared to __blank.__ - reincarnation is poetic because there is no actual place for jesus to go || -Paragraph -informative Examples : __"Heroes, Gods and Monsters"__ __"Power of Myth"__ Significance - -straight-forward - is actually something, compared to himself reincarnation is present in bible because its informative || "ascended to the sky" literally - moved upward, no physical heaven - denotation poetically - metaphor for something that is a different plane for the dead to rest and be with god. - connotation (associations of meanings)
 * Jesus as Poetry :**
 * Jesus as Prose :**

- symbol of life throwing off past in order to live - initiator of the fall - recognize the difference - seducer || indian - sacred burmese - divine positive figure, giver of life and rain Canaan - mystery and a goddess ||
 * Serpent**
 * **Serpent in Biblical Sense** || **Serpent in Other Cultures** ||
 * - primary function to eat

-Both start of something (biblical - initiate sin) (other - giver) - Complex, unnamable creatures. Not direct/ obvious Seducer / Mystery - || -Evil vs Good (Biblical - initiate sin Other - giver) -Going against god and one is with working with God -Obsession with eating in biblical ||
 * **Comparison** || **Differences** ||
 * -Both Symbols

12/9/11
 * Connections to The Power of Myth**

1) pg 29. The controlling of nature connects with how zeus in the greek myths is able to manipulate it. The gods always seemed to connect with nature as well such as Demeter. 2) finding yourself relates to what antigone did to believe in. it teaches about yourself and having strong beliefs and antigone displayed this. 3) Creon had a role like they say the judges have a role but they weren't looking up to that one specific person. Creon also plays a role in Oedipus. He gave up his previous identity to play the role. 4) Nature in the bible connection - see it as evil but Shinto see it as beautiful and worship it.

12/7/11 apocalypse (noun) like end of the world apocalyptic (adjective) lamb jesus helps restore kingdom amidst a world of destruction and monsters
 * Revelation Notes**

11/21/11 Comparing Greek to Biblical Creations Nothing but Sky and Sea Heart of Sky needs someone to praise his glory. Thoughts lead to creation. Says "Earth" and it happens like God created everything Serpent - God of Life - created by Heart of Sky = GOD Tells Animals to pray to him Made people out of mud but didnt like so destroyed. Made wooden people - had no heart - abused and didnt think of creator. Destroyed them with flood like God did with Noahs Arc. Monkeys escaped in forest. Last creation before humans Hunter married Monkey Underworld - Evil Lords Different Jobs for each Lucifer - **Vucub-Caquix** Hunahpu and Xbalanque are tortured and sacrificed Tree of Hunahpu where he as buried. Grew Fruit - Tree forbidden Little Blood (daughter of hell lords) went to tree Hunahpu tricked her and got her pregnant by spitting in her hand - tells her to go to Earth Blood Chief saw and was mad. Take her to sacrifice her and bring her heart They will trick the hell lords - bring sap of tree in gourd Lords were defeated - blinded by sacred sap Came to find mother in law - has monkey twins Prays and proves it - sons are magicians Hunter and Jaguar Deer - born on mountain - but grandma wouldn't get them. Monkey Twins jealous of twins - want them to die on thorns - Survived and hunted food Always hungry - never given food or water Couldn't get bird - bring older brothers to help - trick them Turned monkeys into trees that go into sky Have corn fields Catch Rat and tell where fathers ball gear is - so happy to be ball players not farmers - gave rat reward of food. Trick Grandma Louse - toad - snake - hawk Message sent to them Go there and learn names of hell lords Sent through trials in Xibalba
 * Popol Vuh (Mayan Culture) - guatemala, mexico**

Creon has conflict with private friendship and public welfare "My own flesh and blood—dear sister, dear Ismene, how many griefs our father Oedipus handed down! Do you know one, I ask you, one grief that Zeus will not perfect for the two of us while we still live and breathe? There’s nothing, no pain—our lives are pain—no private shame, no public disgrace, nothing I haven’t seen in your grief and mine. (// Antigone //, 1–8 )" Family relationships At first seemed harsh but now she doesn't Antigone is the only one who sees what is really going on, the only one willing to speak up and point out the truth.
 * Antigone Notes**