Myths

What is a myth?

• Fictional tale explaining actions of gods or heroes 
• Fictional tale about a larger than life hero
• True story about gods and goddesses
• Story with animal characters

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What are the features of a myth?

• Animal characters, based on fact

• Long, narrative poem, larger-than-life her

• Teaches lesson, heroes, animal characters

• Heroes, gods/goddesses, elements of nature, teaches lesson

What types of questions are addressed by myths?

• What is the meaning of life?
• What gods and heroes do
• Origins of nature
• Long journeys

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What did the ancient greeks value, based on their myths?

• Boldness and physical attractiveness
• Fighting the power and being yourself
• Being brave and fighting
• Strength, family, humility

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What is a legend? 

• widely told story about the present
• long, epic poem
• widely told story about the past
• short, narrative poem

True or False:  Some legends are based on fact, while others are purely fictional

• True
• False

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Define a myth

• a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
• a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
• a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
• an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

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Creation myths tell how the world and human beings came to exist

• False
• True

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Origin myths explain how...

• Phenomena such as earthquakes, mountains, and streams came to exist
• How the world came to be

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Oral literature is that which is shared through spoken language

• True
• False

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