Myths,Folk Tales,Fables, andFairy Tales

How are they similar and different?

Adapted from: Kim Denney by Stephanie Helton

Learning Targets

o I can identify major characters in mythology, folk tales, fairy tales, and fables.

o I can determine the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a myth.

oI can explain major difference between poems, drama, and myths.

o I can compare and contrast similar theme and topics in myths.

What is a myth?

A myth is a story that usually explains

something about the world and involves gods and other superhuman

beings. Many times myths explain how something in

the world was created.

Mythological Greek Gods

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Zeus

Hades

Aphrodite'

Poseidon

Demeter

Mythological Roman Gods

Jupiter

Pluto

Venus'

Neptune

Ceres Hercules

Mythological Creatures

SpinxCyclops

Cerberus'

Minotaur Hecatoncheires

Examples of Myths• Baucis and Philemon (An ancient love story)

• Medusa’s Head

• Theseus and the Minotaur

• Daedalus and Icarus

• Pandora’s Box

What is a Folk Tale?

• A folk tale is a story with no known author. Folk tales are passed down from one generation to another by word of mouth.

Examples of Folk Tales

• The Nightingale• The Seventh

Sister• How the Snake

Got Poison• Ali Baba and the

Forty Thieves• He Lion, Bruh Bear,

and Bruh Rabbit

What is a fable?

• A fable is a very brief story in prose or in verse that teaches a moral or a practical lesson about how to succeed in life.

Examples of Fables

• The Crow and the Jar• The Wolf and the

House Dog• The Fox and the Crow• The Country Mouse

and the City Mouse• The Maid and the Milk

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What is a fairy tale?• A fairy tale is a

type of imaginative writing that carries the reader into an invented world where the laws of nature, as we know them, do not operate.

Examples of Fairy Tales

• Cinderella• Snow White and

the Seven Dwarves

• Ella Enchanted• Cinder Edna

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