How were both readings relevant to the course? Well we are learning about Mermaids and what it entails about the environment. In the Readings about Oannes and Sedna we see how their stories play a role in their environments. For Sedna, it’s said she has control over the animals of the sea and the hunters depend on those animals as a source of food. So in this story, Sedna affects the environment because the people believe the sea animals appear when Sedna is happy and disappear when she is upset. This belief leads people to try and make Sedna happy and even feed the animals fresh water before eating them. In comparison, Oannes comes from the water onto earth to help the human environment progress. He helped around with food, infrastructure, and other helpful knowledge for further advancements. So both Sedna and Oannes are sea creatures (merpeople) with human and fish features who affect their environment.