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What Do You Know about Myths?

Join the conversation about myths! Discuss the Twelve Labors of Hercules, White Buffalo Woman, Cyclops, and Arachne. Identify which stories are myths and why. Explore the reasons behind the existence of myths and their importance in different cultures. Differentiate between myths, fables, tall tales, and old stories using a Venn diagram.

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What Do You Know about Myths?

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  1. What Do You Know about Myths?

  2. Write: What do you think of when you hear the following names?

  3. Discuss: What myths do you know? • The Twelve Labors of Hercules • White Buffalo Woman • The Cyclops • Arachne

  4. Which of the following stories are myths? • Theseus and the Minotaur • The Odyssey • Pygmalion • The Tortoise and the Hare • Pandora’s Box • Romeo and Juliet • The Trojan Horse • Paul Bunyan • The Coyote

  5. Think about These Questions • Why do people have myths? • Why do different cultures have similar myths? • Are myths important?

  6. Make a Venn Diagram: What are the characteristics of each of the kinds of stories below? Myths Fables Have a moral Have gods and goddesses Explain nature Have supernatural events Handed down over time Often written by a specific person Have animals Have folk heroes Tall Tales Old Stories

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