Civic ImaginationMain MenuThe Big Map: an Overview of the Civic ImaginationThe Big Map of Civic Imagination all over the worldNon FictionReal World Instances that inspire Civic ImaginationPopular Culture/FictionalCharacters, stories and fictional universes that resonate with communities and inspire actionReligiousStories based in faith and religionsMigrating the StoriesExplore the Big Map and then remix Imagination by migrating stories to new localesContributorsPeople who contributed stories to the projectGabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0Emilia Yang0306ec8482b0946a4ad881acf758effb11741533
Myth and Folklore
12016-04-06T12:48:58-07:00Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea091995Stories from cultures around the world that inspire Civic Imaginationgoogle_maps2016-07-04T12:08:11-07:00Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0These are the stories that often lie at the very heart of a culture. Stories about how the world came to be the way it is. Stories about the virtues we strive for and the pitfalls we all work to avoid as human beings. They could be tall tales, urban legends or bed time stories we remember hearing from our families when we were young. Wherever they come from they may contain seeds of inspiration for how we want to take action in the world we live in.
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12016-04-06T12:23:46-07:00Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0Share Your InspirationsGabriel Peters-Lazaro6Different stories spark the civic imagination all over the world, share yours hereplain2610452016-05-24T10:39:08-07:00Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0
12016-04-06T12:43:15-07:00Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0The Big Map: an Overview of the Civic ImaginationGabriel Peters-Lazaro15The Big Map of Civic Imagination all over the worldgoogle_maps2016-07-20T01:12:14-07:00Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0
1media/alnaddaha.jpg2016-06-05T22:28:51-07:00yomna elsayed8508c5b4231ef0586c839c1d6e354950c1246c49Al Naddaha7The myth of Al Naddaha (the caller) which originated in Egypt’s more provincial areas among Egyptian peasants of the Nile Delta.google_maps2016-07-20T00:55:16-07:0030.826140, 30.798688Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0
12016-07-18T05:26:27-07:00Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0Yeti: The Abominable Snowman Lives On6Yeti is a powerful myth, which originated in the Himalayas.google_maps2016-07-18T05:48:00-07:0028.166128, 84.006831Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0
1data:image/jpeg;base64,/9j/4AAQSkZJRgABAQAAAQABAAD/2wCEAAkGBxMTEhUTEhIVFRUVFRUXFRUXFRUVFRcVFRUXFhUVFRUYHSggGBolHRUVITEhJSkrLi4uFx8zODMtNygtLisBCgoKBQUFDgUFDisZExkrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrKysrK//AABEIAJ8BPQMBIgACEQEDEQH/2016-07-19T10:57:10-07:00Inae Joo52ffbcbf10706d2e9b6569ce2e40d5085b2408ecSisyphus6The story is about a man that’s punished by the gods for eternity. The punishment consists in pushing a rock uphill that eventually rolls back on him; crushing him.google_maps2016-07-20T07:28:58-07:0019.453494, -99.039251Sangita Shresthova497a02d289c277275bc5ece441097deedf8135e7
12016-07-19T08:52:41-07:00Inae Joo52ffbcbf10706d2e9b6569ce2e40d5085b2408ecHow the tortoise got cracks in his shell5Once upon a time, way before any man walked upon this earth, there was a great famine all throughout Africa. Many animals died, many animals who survived where starving badly. This included the the tortoise, who grew skinnier and skinner with each passing day.google_maps2016-07-21T00:08:32-07:009.314145, 7.204570Sangita Shresthova497a02d289c277275bc5ece441097deedf8135e7
12016-07-19T08:18:56-07:00Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0Cinderella5Cinderella is about a girl who became an orphan and was under the care of her step mother.google_maps2016-07-20T03:20:33-07:0036.198580, -115.115232Sangita Shresthova497a02d289c277275bc5ece441097deedf8135e7
12016-07-20T00:22:12-07:00Emma Kehlbeckbcf61f0036041eb7d519b8bc29793858cac74878The Golem4The Golem, the poem by Jorge Luis Borges tells the story of Rabbi Judah Loew from Praguegoogle_maps2016-07-20T06:59:51-07:0050.077214, 14.431969Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0
12016-07-19T09:23:09-07:00Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0Snow Flower and The Secret Fan4Snow Flower and The Secret Fan is a novel set in the nineteenth century in Chinagoogle_maps2016-07-21T07:36:49-07:0035.994360, 103.953131Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0
12016-07-19T08:02:29-07:00Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0El Dorado3The story of El Dorado has multiple variations. The main narrative involves a tribal Muisca leader (cacique) who covered himself in gold dust.google_maps2016-07-20T00:23:31-07:004.977895, -73.774995Sangita Shresthova497a02d289c277275bc5ece441097deedf8135e7
12016-07-19T09:09:36-07:00Inae Joo52ffbcbf10706d2e9b6569ce2e40d5085b2408ecThe Myth of the Mansfield Hanging Tree3This story is inspired by local history and spread by word of mouth among Mansfield, Texas youth. The following link is the historical event that led to this story. The most poignant imagry of this story is the effigy hanging at the entrance of Mansfield High School.google_maps2016-07-20T03:11:56-07:0032.564306, -97.152509Sangita Shresthova497a02d289c277275bc5ece441097deedf8135e7
12016-06-08T19:56:37-07:00Emilia Yang0306ec8482b0946a4ad881acf758effb11741533Güegüense3Nicaraguan Folk Talegoogle_maps2016-06-08T20:03:01-07:0012.226706, -86.213290Emilia Yang0306ec8482b0946a4ad881acf758effb11741533
12016-07-19T23:01:26-07:00Inae Joo52ffbcbf10706d2e9b6569ce2e40d5085b2408ecRoaring Lion3There are two Lion Statues situated in front of the headquarters of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking in HK Central. The lions have become a distinctive landmarks in Central, also locates the heart of HK financial central.google_maps2016-07-20T00:55:49-07:0022.276865, 114.168053Sangita Shresthova497a02d289c277275bc5ece441097deedf8135e7
12016-07-19T23:07:03-07:00Inae Joo52ffbcbf10706d2e9b6569ce2e40d5085b2408ecThe Infinite Forking Possibilities of the Future3"The Garden of Forking Paths" by Jorge Luis Borges is a story that delves deep into the themes of the future and the endless possibilities it holds. It has made its way from Argentina, Borges' hometown, to many cultures all around the world, with its beautiful expressive imagery and altering of physical constant.google_maps2016-07-20T06:31:48-07:0034.124133, 35.652614Sangita Shresthova497a02d289c277275bc5ece441097deedf8135e7
12016-07-19T09:09:25-07:00Gabriel Peters-Lazaro3bc3965831120bc593545fef6d0da73657e21ea0The Mud People2About the origins of humanity in the sacred book of the Mayan culturegoogle_maps2016-07-20T07:07:55-07:0020.253455, -88.966096Sangita Shresthova497a02d289c277275bc5ece441097deedf8135e7
