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Mythology Coral

Mythology Coral. By William R. Orem. Myths?!. Coral was commonly thought to protect people from evil spirits among Romans and Greeks. You will hear a few myths from them in a short time.(Note: Myths are Legends,with a different name.). Symbolism.

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Mythology Coral

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  1. Mythology Coral By William R. Orem

  2. Myths?! • Coral was commonly thought to protect people from evil spirits among Romans and Greeks. You will hear a few myths from them in a short time.(Note: Myths are Legends,with a different name.)

  3. Symbolism • Coral was thought to protect children from diseases and “evil spirits” in Greek society, while in Roman (society) it was the same,with some more protection from more stuff,such as curing wounds from snakes and arachnids, (scorpions specifically) and could supposedly identify diseases.

  4. Coral

  5. Coral And Poseidon • Some people believed this is how coral was formed. • This myth is about a sea nymph named Coral that wants to marry Poseidon, but breaks one of his laws to almost get what she wanted. She is turned hard and a year later, she had turned to coral and spread across the ocean floor.

  6. Poseidon

  7. Perseus and Medusa This myth is a bit different:Perseus had to “dispose” of Medusa for a king.He was able to do this but before he returned to the king,he saved someone.Going to wash his hands,he lay down Medusa’s head on some seaweed and unknown to him,Medusa’s blood spilled on the seaweed,it hardening on it,the seaweed,and somehow, it spread and turned to coral.

  8. Seaweed

  9. Perseus and Medusa

  10. Adios! • Goodbye and I hope that you have seen enough.I n conclusion, you now have only seen two of many,many myths about coral. In fact, these myths are only from ancient Greece.Well, I couldn’t do them all, could I! As the title says,”Adios!”

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