Reference no: EM133443618

Assignment:

• Annotate the myth even as you read, noting the elements (the symbols, the juxtapositions, the events, etc.).
• Understand the larger purpose of the myth. For example, is the myth about a sociological function; is the myth paradigmatic for behaviors; is the myth about the relationship between man and divine? NOTE: Most myths address all of these levels, but most myths will also have one function or purpose that over-arches.
• Once you have understood the larger purpose, examine its various elements from that perspective. For example, examine what symbols it uses and why. What paradigmatic behaviors do its characters portray and why? Etc.
• NOTE: You must necessarily see these elements in relation to each myth's respective culture and explore how and why the elements of the myth are significant to that society and to the people of that society.

To develop your responses, also consider:

• The introduction to each myth in your textbook
• The symbology of the myths
• The relationship of the myths to the mythology of the male divine in the male divine chapter of your textbook
• The layers of the myth onion
• Documents on how to interpret myth (Module 5)

The question is.....

The divine Word in Sumerian culture was Me (pronounced 'may'), and it was believed that Enki's Me evoked civilization. This myth about Enki and Ninhursanga appears to be about the relationship of the male and female divines and cosmology.