Yes! I was just thinking that these stories in their earliest forms more than likely contained details that were meant to be remembered. Thanks for listening 🙏🏾
What a fascinating and enlightening episode! I had to teach a unit on Geology for my 4th graders and we analyzed geomyths from Hawaii and from another Polynesian people. I'm a lover of African mythology and folklore so listening to this gave me great joy!
Oh this makes me so happy! There’s something about myths and folklore which appeals to the playful and childlike side of me. Perhaps it how they find the simplest (and often funniest) explanations for the most complex things. Even better when there’s a kernel of truth in them. Hawaii’s Pélé myth (her angry sister chasing her around) is so similar to the Ryan’gombe/Nyiragongo one, it tells you how closely people observed the land around them!
Forgive my late response. I totally agree. I feel like a kid myself when reading and listening to mythology and folklore too! That's the beauty of it all. It allows us to feed our inner children. I find a lot of wisdom in these myths and folktales. The ancient people were beautifully creative!
Great episode.
Some Geomyths also tell folks how to respond to natural disasters such as flooding or volcanic eruptions.
Yes! I was just thinking that these stories in their earliest forms more than likely contained details that were meant to be remembered. Thanks for listening 🙏🏾
What a fascinating and enlightening episode! I had to teach a unit on Geology for my 4th graders and we analyzed geomyths from Hawaii and from another Polynesian people. I'm a lover of African mythology and folklore so listening to this gave me great joy!
Oh this makes me so happy! There’s something about myths and folklore which appeals to the playful and childlike side of me. Perhaps it how they find the simplest (and often funniest) explanations for the most complex things. Even better when there’s a kernel of truth in them. Hawaii’s Pélé myth (her angry sister chasing her around) is so similar to the Ryan’gombe/Nyiragongo one, it tells you how closely people observed the land around them!
Forgive my late response. I totally agree. I feel like a kid myself when reading and listening to mythology and folklore too! That's the beauty of it all. It allows us to feed our inner children. I find a lot of wisdom in these myths and folktales. The ancient people were beautifully creative!
Beautifully so!