Myths of the Origins of Language and Writing
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According to the ancient Greek myth, who was the god of language and writing?
In the Egyptian myth of the creation of writing, who was the god responsible for inventing hieroglyphics?
What is the name of the Sumerian goddess associated with writing and scribes?
In Chinese mythology, who is said to have created the Chinese writing system?
According to the Mayan creation myth, what was the name of the god who gave humans the gift of language?
In the Hebrew Bible, what event is said to have caused the confusion of tongues and the diversity of languages?
What is the name of the Native American myth that tells the story of how language was lost and then regained?
In the mythology of the Australian Aborigines, what is the name of the ancestral being who gave humans the gift of language?
According to the ancient Greek myth, what was the name of the king who ordered the construction of the Tower of Babel?
In the Egyptian myth of the creation of writing, what was the name of the material on which hieroglyphics were first written?
What is the name of the Sumerian city where the earliest known written records were found?
In Chinese mythology, what is the name of the legendary emperor who is credited with introducing writing to China?
According to the Mayan creation myth, what was the name of the tree from which humans were created?
In the Hebrew Bible, what was the name of the language that was spoken by Adam and Eve before the confusion of tongues?
What is the name of the Native American myth that tells the story of how the different languages were created?