2. Night from the Rig Veda
Praise for the goddess of night
Describes how she controls all
All people go to there houses to rest
Ends with the herdsman expressing how he
feels about this goddess
○ Prays to her out of fear
Ratri is the goddess of night
Fills all spaces
Female
Sister of twilight
3. The apostrophe…
The speaker, a herdsman, addresses
the goddess of night, Ratri
Out of fear he prays to her
“I have driven this hymn to you as the
herdsman drives cows. Choose and
accept it, O Night, daughter of the sky,
like a song of praise to a conqueror
(World Literature 456).”
4. The Vedas
Ancient large body of texts and hymns
originating in India
Hindu’s believe it to be divine
Fitting to hear hymns
Contains history of Hindu culture
5. Group 4 Photos/ Sound clip
http://fc55.deviantart.com/fs41/f/2009/026/
8/6/Ushas_Ratri_by_Raindropmemory.jpg
http://bikramsth.files.wordpress.com/200
8/03/vedas.jpg