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MythsStories From the Beginning of Time
+Myth: A Definition
• An ancient story dealing with superrnatural beings, ancestors, and heroes
• It explains the view of a group of people
• The word mythology is Greek in origin (etymology)• Mythos= story• Logo= speech or argument
+What are Myths?
■Myths- Stories that use fantasy to express ideas about life that cannot easily be expressed in realistic terms
■They are, at heart, religious stories
■They deal with and explore the relationship between human beings and the unknown/spiritual world
■They were once believed to be true
Atlas
+Purposes of Myths…
■ Scientific: explanations of things in nature
■ Literary: entertainment; good storytelling
■ Religious: give meaning to things in life; explain the role of the gods in everyday life
+Why do we Study Myths?
■ They depict and reveal behavior problems common to all human beings■ Remind us that human
nature is the same across time and culture
■ Reveal that many social, ethical, and religious attitudes continue through time
■ They reflect the attitudes, priorities, and values of the cultures that produced them
Pandora’s Box
Prometheus
+Cultures that Have Myths
■Every culture has its own mythology
■Universal symbols and themes appear in different cultures’ myths
■Greek, Roman, Native American, Celtic, South American, African, and Norse mythology are examples of myths from different cultures
The Fates
+Characteristics of Myths
■Contain heroes and heroines
■Supernatural elements
■Told orally (spoken)
■Gods and goddesses
■Explains a natural phenomenon
+The Reason for Myths
■To help explain the unexplainable
■To explain natural phenomenon
■To tell about their heroes
■To explain human nature
■To teach morals and values
+Greek and Roman Mythology
■The mythology from the Greek and Roman cultures is often called “Classical Mythology.”