mythology, folk tales, and fables introduction definitions notes
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Mythology, Folk Tales, and Fables
Introduction
Definitions
Notes
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INTRODUCTIONAncient myths were told by people to explain their history and the natural world around them.Ancient myths originated in the area around the Mediterranean Sea: Greece and Rome.Ancient myths were passed on orally from generation to generation
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NOTES
A.Myths teach us about great GREEK & ROMAN civilizations
B. Modern Day Influences:
1. Art or law
2. Architecture
3. Astronomy
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4. Mathematics5. Philosophy6. Medicine7. Monetary systems8. Government
C. DemocracyD. Reveal truths about ourselves
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II. What is a myth?
Religious
Explains mysteries of the universe
Explains the creation
Explains a person’s role in the world
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III. Collectors of the Myths
A.Originated around the Mediterranean Sea
B. Passed by word of mouthC. Famous Greek poets were:1. Homer who wrote The Iliad &
The Odyssey2. Hesiod who wrote Theogony &
Works and Days
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D. Famous Roman poets were:1. Less serious about religion2. Ovid who wrote Metamorphoses3. Virgil who wrote Aeneid
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IV. Uses of Mythology
A.Never merely silly or superstitiousB. Used for these purposes:1. To explain the creation of the
world2. To explain natural phenomena3. To give story form to ancient
religious practices
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4. To teach moral lessons5. To explain history6. To express, as dreams do, the deepest fears & hopes of the human race
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V. Myths of Creation
A.There were many storiesB. Hesiod wrote a creation storyC. Patriarchal means male-dominatedD. The story begins with Chaos & birth
of Earth (Gaea – Earth Mother & Sky (Uranus – Earth Father)
E. Golden Age followsF. Rise of Zeus
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VI. Gods and GoddessesA. Myths tell about gods &
goddessesB. Divinities lived on Mount
OlympusC. Spend time with ordinary
peopleD. Represent good & evil
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MYTHOLOGY DEFINITIONS
MYTH: a story that explains something about the world and typically involves gods or other super human beings
ORIGIN MYTH: stories that explain how something in the world came to be
FABLE: a brief story in prose or verse that teaches a moral or gives a practical lesson about how to get along in life
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MYTHOLOGY DEFINITIONS
QUEST: a long and perilous journey taken in search of something of great value
PARTS OF A QUEST: a hero, villains representing evil, obstacles to overcome, riddles or puzzling questions to answer, a reward at the end
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MYHTOLOGY DEFINITIONS
FOLK TALE: a story, with no known author, that originally was passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth
TALL TALE: an exaggerated, fanciful story that gets “taller & taller” & more far-fetched, the more it is told and retold