CLT-3378 Study Guide - Final Guide: Oceanus, Pyramid Texts, Daksha

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Study guide for final exam: review questions. The following questions are meant to aid you in thinking about the material for the final. How does the israelite account seek to distinguish itself from the. What do the differences in the texts tell you about the authors" intentions? (for instance, why is the beginning of the flood myth in the epic of. Gilgamesh different from the beginning of the flood myth in atrahasis?: how is each flood hero (atrahasis, utnapishtim, and noah) characterized, compare the beginning of creation in vedic, chinese, norse, and egyptian accounts. How are they different: compare and contrast myths about and ideas about the afterlife in vedic, chinese, Is there a king and/or queen of the afterlife realm: what are the similarities and differences between the following pairs of figures: Yahweh and ellil; yama and hel; odin and hel; midgard serpent and okeanos; river. Rasa and okeanos; cerberus and the dogs of yama; osiris/isis and nergal/ereshkigal;