Anthony Aveni, an award-winning author and professor of astronomy and anthropology, shares ways various cultures around the world have attempted to explain our origins, and what roles the natural environment plays in shaping these narratives.

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Anthony Aveni, the Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and Anthropology and Native American Studies at Colgate University, helped develop the field of archaeoastronomy and is widely considered one of the founders of Mesoamerican archaeoastronomy. He is the author of Star Stories: Constellations and People and In the Shadow of the Moon: The Science, Magic, and Mystery of Solar Eclipses.

Outline of discussion:
00:00 Background as an astrophysicist
02:02 On Writing “Creation Stories”
03:37 Categorizing Creation Myths
05:50 How Cultures Used Natural Landscapes in Myth Formation
07:26 Myths: Definition & Examples
10:02 Why Creation Myths Are Passed On
10:20 Creation Myth Evolution: Yama in the Andes
13:16 Genesis Story
13:49 How Creation Myths Evolved Over Time
16:00 Pangu: Chinese Mythology of Creation
18:26 There is truth in myth
19:55 Coyotes, Navajos & Trickery
21:11 Raven - A Tlingit Legend
23:57 The Creation Story in Genesis
27:20 Popol Vuh: Creation Story of the Maya
30:23 Trickery in Creation Myths
31:48 Fun Myths for Kids: Egyptian Myth


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