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Mythology, Folk Tales, and Fables

Mythology, Folk Tales, and Fables. Introduction Definitions Notes. INTRODUCTION. Ancient 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.

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Mythology, Folk Tales, and Fables

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  1. Mythology, Folk Tales, and Fables Introduction Definitions Notes

  2. INTRODUCTION • Ancient 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

  3. NOTES • Myths teach us about great GREEK & ROMAN civilizations • B. Modern Day Influences: • Art or law • Architecture • Astronomy

  4. 4. Mathematics 5. Philosophy 6. Medicine 7. Monetary systems 8. Government C. Democracy D. Reveal truths about ourselves

  5. II. What is a myth? • Religious • Explainsmysteries of the universe • Explains the creation • Explains a person’s role in the world

  6. III. Collectors of the Myths • Originated around the Mediterranean Sea • Passed by word of mouth • C. Famous Greek poets were: • Homer who wrote The Iliad & The Odyssey • Hesiod who wrote Theogony & Works and Days

  7. D. Famous Roman poets were: • Less serious about religion • Ovid who wrote Metamorphoses • Virgil who wrote Aeneid

  8. IV. Uses of Mythology • Never merely silly or superstitious • Used for these purposes: • To explain the creation of the world • To explain natural phenomena • To give story form to ancient religious practices

  9. 4. To teach moral lessons 5. To explain history 6. To express, as dreams do, the deepest fears & hopes of the human race

  10. V. Myths of Creation • There were many stories • Hesiod wrote a creation story • Patriarchal means male-dominated • The story begins with Chaos & birth of Earth (Gaea – Earth Mother & Sky (Uranus – Earth Father) • Golden Age follows • Rise of Zeus

  11. VI. Gods and Goddesses A. Myths tell about gods & goddesses B. Divinities lived on Mount Olympus C. Spend time with ordinary people D. Represent good & evil

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

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