Select six of the mythical stories below, including Sundiata and Gilgamesh, and write an essay discussing what the historical role of myth appears to be in world civilizations through 1500. When doing so, make sure you define myth, analyze your specific examples, and discuss how myth intersects with religion, morality, class, gender, and political authority in the various historical civilizations related to the sources you choose. 1. Sundiata
2. Gilgamesh.
3. The Babylonian Creation Myth
4. Ishtar's Descent Into the Underworld
5. Hathor's Rage and the Destruction of Mankind
6. Abraham Tested Genesis 22 (New International Version)
7. Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns and Homerica: THE HOMERIC HYMNS
8. Chinese Creation Myth
9. Navajo Creation Story
10. Australian/Aboriginal Creation Story