Compare and contrast the two stories How human emotion played for a problem but how it comes out to a solution Contrary to so many mythological cosmogonies and stories where the gods directly intervene in creating the world, in Taíno mythology the gods leave it up to the people to create the world by provoking human emotions. In The Golden Flower, a Taíno myth, humans lead to the creation of the island of Puerto Rico because of curiosity, where a child plants seeds to create a forest, to the greed of two humans over a pumpkin once it begins to grow. Because they lose control of the pumpkin, greed is displayed negatively. However, there is no punishment for this human display of emotion. Instead, the sea is formed and the island of Puerto Rico comes to be. In How The Sea Began, something similar happens: human curiosity of Yayeal’s bow and arrow lead to a broken gourd and the sea forms. Therefore, Taíno mythology displays non-interfering gods who let humans figure things out by themselves. How the sea is formed SIM DIFF Both stories involve humans creating the ocean. Differences In The Golden Flower [check] Quote to support. In How the Sea Began there is dry area and a mountain Quote to support. No gods intervene directly The gods provide afterall In The Golden Flower, the sea comes from jealousy / greed. Quote to support. In How the Sea Began, it is curiosity. Quote to support. In The Golden Flower, Yayael’s bow and arrow indirectly feed everyone. Quote to support. In The Golden Flower, the planting of seeds leads to the change. Guabansex creates a hurricane, but does not do it with vengeance in mind Quote to support. In How the Sea Began humans have to figure this out. Quote to support. In The Golden Flower, the people can eat because the sea is full of fish. Quote to support. In The Golden Flower,... Quote to support. In How the Sea Began the people can eat because the sea is full of fish. Quote to support. In How the Sea Began the people thank Yayael for providing. Quote to support. https://indigenouspeoplenet.wordpress.com/2022/08/02/mythologies-of-the-taino/ https://welcome.topuertorico.org/reference/taino.shtml https://orias.berkeley.edu/resources-teachers/societies-americas/ta%C3%ADnos-caribbeanindigenous-peoples Published by ghwelker3 Glenn Welker is an author, et al. “Mythologies of the Taino.” Indigenous Peoples Literature, 2 Aug. 2022, https://indigenouspeoplenet.wordpress.com/2022/08/02/mythologies-ofthe-taino/. This website talks about the Tianio people and Yayael. It's not the same story as the one we read but it gives more information on him. I am going to use this to put more information on Yayael and his impact on the people from the myths we read and how he is told in this one. “Taino Indian Culture.” Welcome to Puerto Rico!, https://welcome.topuertorico.org/reference/taino.shtml. This website goes into how the Tianio people lived and what they were as people. Along with how things changed in the year ahead. It also talks about getting colonized and what they went through. I am going to use it to talk about how the people were and tie in human emotion. “Taínos & Caribbean Indigenous Peoples.” ORIAS, https://orias.berkeley.edu/resources-teachers/societies-americas/ta%C3%ADnos-caribbeanindigenous-peoples. In this site the guy jose talks about the Tianio people and how the caribbean came to be and how they have occupied the area for a long time. I am going to use this to talk about how they saw the land and what they had and can relate it back to what the myths say and how it relates.
