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Myth

• a traditional story that explains the practices or beliefs of a people, or something in the natural world

• the philosophy of Epicurus, stating that the purpose of life is to look for happiness and peace

Ritual

• words or actions that were part of religious ceremony

•  the outer border of a circle, measurement of that border

Oracle

• a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

• a branch of mathematics centered around measurement and relationships of points, lines, angles, and surfaces of figures on a plane

Oral tradition

• the custom of passing along stories by speech

• words or actions that were part of religious ceremony

Drama

• a story written in the form of a play

• a sacred shrine where a priest or priestess spoke for a god or goddess

Tragedy

• a play or film in which characters fail to overcome serious problems

• the philosophy of the Stoics who believed that people should not try to feel joy or sadness

Comedy

• a play or film that tells a humorous story

• the art of public speaking and debate

Sophists

• Greek teachers of philosophy, reasoning, and public speaking

• the philosophy of Epicurus, stating that the purpose of life is to look for happiness and peace

the art of public speaking and debate

philosophical method of questioning to gain truth