What is a LEGEND?. Billy the Kid: Outlaw Legend Here is how the legend is told:

What is a LEGEND?What is a LEGEND?

Billy the Kid: Outlaw LegendBilly the Kid: Outlaw Legend


Here is how the legend is told:


• Billy the Kid is known as one of the most ruthless killers in history.

• Legend has it that he killed 21 men in his short life of 21 years - that’s one man for each year of his life.

• Billy the Kid met up with a gang called “The Boys” after he ran away from home and headed out west. He found himself caught in the Lincoln County War in New Mexico.


• He killed his first man, a bully named Frank Cahill, when he was just 12 years old.

• Legend has it that he killed for the enjoyment of it – loved to see his victims kick.

• Billy the Kid was wanted and apprehended and sentenced to death; but he managed to escape on April 28, 1881.


• Billy the Kid was finally gunned down on July 14, 1881, by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.

• There was an old man who claimed to be Billy the Kid years later, but most feel that story is untrue.

• People today are still fascinated by this legendary figure and continue to debate the truth about the man.

So, what is a So, what is a LEGEND?LEGEND?

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• A “legend” is a story from the past about a A “legend” is a story from the past about a subject that was, or is believed to have subject that was, or is believed to have been, historical.been, historical.

• Legends concern people, places, and Legends concern people, places, and events.events.

• A legend is always associated with a A legend is always associated with a particular place and a particular time in particular place and a particular time in history.history.

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• Often the legend is romanticized, growing Often the legend is romanticized, growing in scope until the figure appears larger in scope until the figure appears larger than life in the retelling. than life in the retelling.

• Are you a legend in your own mind?Are you a legend in your own mind?

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• So, how is a legend different from a myth So, how is a legend different from a myth or folktale?or folktale?

• Myths and folktales are narratives that are Myths and folktales are narratives that are NOT based on fact.NOT based on fact.

BeowulfBeowulf

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Paul BunyanPaul Bunyan

NOT A NOT A LEGENDLEGEND

ZeusZeus


Robin HoodRobin Hood

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BlackbeardBlackbeard

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King KongKing Kong


King ArthurKing Arthur

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Billy the KidBilly the Kid

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MythMythss Across Cultures Across Cultures

Myths are traditional stories that unfold Myths are traditional stories that unfold the world view of a group of people, the world view of a group of people, their customs, and their beliefs.their customs, and their beliefs.

Myths explain the mysteries of life.Myths explain the mysteries of life.

Myths explore supernatural characters Myths explore supernatural characters each with distinct powers and each with distinct powers and weaknesses.weaknesses.

Native American Myth Native American Myth “The First Fire”

In the beginning of the world, there was no fire. The animal people were often cold. Only the Thunders, who lived in the world beyond the sky arch, had fire. At last they sent Lightning down to an island. Lightning put fire into the bottom of a hollow sycamore tree . . . Everyone that could fly or could swim was eager to go after the fire . . .

At last Water Spider said that she would go . . . “But you are so little, how will you carry enough fire?" the council asked.

"I'll manage all right," answered Water Spider. "I can spin a web." [S]o she spun a thread from her body and wove it into a little bowl and fastened the little bowl on her back. Then she crossed over to the island and through the grass. She put one little coal of fire into her bowl and brought it across to the people.

Every since, we have had fire. And the Water Spider still has her little bowl on her back. (Excerpt)

Japanese MythJapanese Myth“Amaterasu”

Amaterasu was the Sun goddess of the old Japanese religion called Shinto. When her brother Susanowo treated her badly, she hid in the cave of heaven and closed the entrance with an enormous stone. This made the world dark, and evil spirits came out of their hiding places.

In despair, a conference of the gods decided to trick Amaterasu into coming out by having a party near the cave. They put a big mirror in front of the cave and beautiful jewels on a tree. Uzume, the goddess of laughter, began a dance accompanied by loud music.

Hearing the music and laughter, Amaterasu was so curious that she took a look outside to find out what was going on. She was so fascinated by her own brilliant reflection in the mirror that she came out of the cave. Finally, the light covered and colored the world.

Greek/Roman MythGreek/Roman Myth“Pegasus”

Pegasus was a winged horse that came out of Medusa when she was be-headed by Perseus. The Gordon Medusa was once a beautiful Lybian princess. Because she was seduced by the sea god Poseidon in the temple consecrated to Athena, Athena transformed her into a monster. She had hair of serpents and anyone who looked at her face was turned into stone.

After his birth, Pegasus lived on the Mount Helicon. One day, an ancient Greek hero whose name was Bellerophon believed that he could fly with Pegasus to Olympus, where the gods lived. To prevent him from doing that, Zeus sent a horsefly to bite Pegasus. Bellerophon lost control of his horse and fell back to Earth.

Pegasus continued to fly alone and reached Olympus, where Zeus received him. Since then, he transports thunderbolts for Zeus, who placed his figure in the night sky in the constellation of the winged horse.

QuoteQuote““Myth and falsehood are not synonymous. Myth and falsehood are not synonymous. What is truth to one is fancy to another; What is truth to one is fancy to another; however, it is not up to any of us to decide that however, it is not up to any of us to decide that one community's mythology is any more or less one community's mythology is any more or less valid than another's. Myth is a positive force valid than another's. Myth is a positive force that unites many cultures rather than divides that unites many cultures rather than divides them. Throughout the world myths provide them. Throughout the world myths provide people with explanations, histories, role people with explanations, histories, role models, entertainment, and many other things models, entertainment, and many other things that enable them to direct their own actions that enable them to direct their own actions and understand their own surroundings”.and understand their own surroundings”.

Native American Native American LiteratureLiterature

Oral tradition, myths, and Oral tradition, myths, and symbolssymbols

Why Native American Why Native American Myths?Myths?

Native American Native American Myths indirectly Myths indirectly teaches the teaches the values, ideals, values, ideals, and customs of a and customs of a particular particular cultureculture

What are myths about?What are myths about?

CreationCreation Natural phenomenaNatural phenomena Origins of humansOrigins of humans CustomsCustoms Events beyond Events beyond

controlcontrol Institutions of Institutions of

religious rites of religious rites of peoplepeople

Important terms to knowImportant terms to know Origin mythsOrigin myths- -

explain how life explain how life began and began and traditional stories traditional stories passed down from passed down from generation to generation to generation. They generation. They explain phenomena explain phenomena such as customs, such as customs, religious rites, or religious rites, or events beyond events beyond controlcontrol

Oral traditionsOral traditions

Stories, poems and Stories, poems and songs convey a songs convey a people’s values, people’s values, concerns, and concerns, and history by word of history by word of mouthmouth

Cultural detailsCultural details

While reading, While reading, notice references notice references to objects, animals, to objects, animals, or practices that or practices that show how the show how the people of a culture people of a culture live, think, or live, think, or worship.worship.

Background Information on Background Information on the Puritansthe Puritans

Finding Freedom?Finding Freedom?

Who were the Puritans?Who were the Puritans?

From EnglandFrom England Struggled for years to Struggled for years to

purify the church of purify the church of EnglandEngland

InfluencesInfluences Martin Luther who Martin Luther who

believed men are believed men are inherently evil and God inherently evil and God is omnipotent is omnipotent

John Calvin who John Calvin who believed in believed in predestination-belief predestination-belief that your afterlife has that your afterlife has already been already been determined before birthdetermined before birth

Believed in original sin, Believed in original sin, the consequences of sin, the consequences of sin, and that man sinning and that man sinning was inevitable because was inevitable because of Adam and Eve’s sinof Adam and Eve’s sin

Believed that hard work Believed that hard work leads them to virtueleads them to virtue

Feared wrath of God and Feared wrath of God and His divine providence in His divine providence in their lives, both physical their lives, both physical and eternaland eternal

Why did the Puritans seek permanent settlement Why did the Puritans seek permanent settlement in the Colonies?in the Colonies?

Many suffered from Many suffered from physical religious physical religious persecutionpersecution– Physical mutilation-Physical mutilation-

noses slit, ears cut, noses slit, ears cut, burningsburnings

– Thrown in jailThrown in jail

Freedom to practice religionFreedom to practice religion– Sought to simplify and purify the Sought to simplify and purify the

churchchurch– Model directly after God’s wordModel directly after God’s word– Create a “new Eden”Create a “new Eden”– No intermediary between the No intermediary between the

individual and Godindividual and God

Characteristics of Puritan LiteratureCharacteristics of Puritan Literature

Diaries and histories Diaries and histories important because important because they were records of they were records of workings of Godworkings of God

Saw direct connections Saw direct connections between Biblical events between Biblical events and their own livesand their own lives

Written in plain style- Written in plain style- way of writing that way of writing that emphasizes simple emphasizes simple sentences and the use sentences and the use of every day words of every day words from common speechfrom common speech

CreditsCredits Information about Billy the Kid: Information about Billy the Kid: http://www.aboutbillythekid.comhttp://www.aboutbillythekid.com

Author: Ms. Marcelle Brothers, Author: Ms. Marcelle Brothers, Co-founder of the Billy the Kid Historic Preservation SocietyCo-founder of the Billy the Kid Historic Preservation Society

Song: “Billy 1”Song: “Billy 1”Album: Album: Soundtrack -Soundtrack - Pat Garrett & Billy the KidPat Garrett & Billy the KidArtist: Bob Dylan Artist: Bob Dylan

Beowulf Image: Beowulf Image: http://theochem.rug.nl/gifs/Beowulf.gifhttp://theochem.rug.nl/gifs/Beowulf.gif

Paul Bunyan Image: Paul Bunyan Image: http://www.newnorth.net/~bmorren/pbunyan.htmlhttp://www.newnorth.net/~bmorren/pbunyan.html

Zeus Image: Zeus Image: http://www.grynapc.com/dodatek/tapety.htmlhttp://www.grynapc.com/dodatek/tapety.html

Robin Hood Image: Robin Hood Image: http://www.soldatini.org/.../periodo_medioevale.htmhttp://www.soldatini.org/.../periodo_medioevale.htm

Blackbeard Image: Blackbeard Image: http://home.paravia.com/.../Blackbeardsrevenge.htmlhttp://home.paravia.com/.../Blackbeardsrevenge.html

King Kong Image: King Kong Image: http://jacobswellchurch.org/tim/http://jacobswellchurch.org/tim/

King Arthur Image: http://www.howarddavidjohnson.com/King_ArthurKing Arthur Image: http://www.howarddavidjohnson.com/King_Arthur

Billy the Kid Image (2): http://ferncanyonpress.com/tombston/billy.shtmlBilly the Kid Image (2): http://ferncanyonpress.com/tombston/billy.shtml

PowerPoint Presentation created by Nancy Reeb (with the kind assistance of James Yang) for the Legend of GSU PowerPoint Presentation created by Nancy Reeb (with the kind assistance of James Yang) for the Legend of GSU TEEMS. June 2005.TEEMS. June 2005.

ResourcesResources(What is a myth?) (What is a myth?) http://www.dl.ket.org/latin1/mythology/whatisa.htm#foothttp://www.dl.ket.org/latin1/mythology/whatisa.htm#foot(What is mythology?) (What is mythology?) http://www.dl.ket.org/latin1/mythology/1deities/creation/whatisamythhttp://www.dl.ket.org/latin1/mythology/1deities/creation/whatisamyth/mythpg1.htm/mythpg1.htm(Native American Image) http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/PD--(Native American Image) http://www.art.com/asp/sp-asp/_/PD--11514456/Night_Fires.htm?11514456/Night_Fires.htm?TNID=999&sOrig=SCH&ui=1130003DF72C469199BC01E2285DAC85TNID=999&sOrig=SCH&ui=1130003DF72C469199BC01E2285DAC85(The First Fire Excerpt) (The First Fire Excerpt) http://www.ilhawaii.net/%7Estony/lore62.htmlhttp://www.ilhawaii.net/%7Estony/lore62.html(Goddess of Amaterasu Image/Myth) Courtesy of Corel corporation. (Goddess of Amaterasu Image/Myth) Courtesy of Corel corporation. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/amaterasu_sun.hhttp://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/amaterasu_sun.html&edu=mid&back=/search/search_navigation.htmltml&edu=mid&back=/search/search_navigation.html(Pegasus Image/Myth) Courtesy of Corel corporation. (Pegasus Image/Myth) Courtesy of Corel corporation. http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/pegasus.htmlhttp://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/mythology/pegasus.html

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