Types of Myth 1
The story of a Giant whose body becomes the Earth, seas, forests, two trees become man and woman.
What is a creation myth?
This is a word that means "the lesson" in a story.
What is a moral
The truth behind the fake monster, Mr. Evil.
What is fire?
According to Native American natural myth, ________s watch over graves to make sure no one disrupts the dead or their belongings.
What are owls?
Today we STUDY myths. In the past, people__________ them
What is believed/had faith in
A rabbit pretends tricks two bison into a game of tug of war, and then they realize what he did. They ban him from their watering hole.
What is a behavior myth?
An apocalypse or end of the world is...
Creation myth
Odin traded this willingly and Loki asked if all of his love for him was hoarded in it.
What is his eye? (double points for left eye)
This annoyingly self absorbed trickster character had the tables turned on him and was wounded while trying to catch dinner.
Rabbit
Our study of behavior myths, morals, values are closely connected and familiar to students today most likely because of our previous experience with...
Fairytales, legends, children's stories.
Behavior Myth
What is the lesson?
Coyote regretted his revenge on Horned Toad Lady because she tore up his insides when he swallowed her whole.
answers vary
Azban is this kind of animal
Raccoon
A prince, a goddess, and a demon made this natural phenomenon.
Weather/storms
This character fell in love with himself, even though a gorgeous nymph nearby longed to meet him.
Who is Narcissus?
Stories that are told when people are confused about things that happen in the physical world, and fill or natural instinct to seek answers and tell stories.
What is a natura myth?
Respect, patience, humility, understanding, for example.
Values
Perhaps this story was meant to teach a esson of obedience, but its protagonist paved the way for innovation and civiization that did not depend on the gods.
Who is Prometheus?
A phrase that may indicate you're about to read a creation myth...
Examples/Acceptable:
Long ago...
Before there was...
In the beginning...
When the world was nothing...
From the darkness...
From th void...
etc.
It's named after a story about releasing evil.
Pandora
Name a story that counts as a behavior myth AND a Natura myth.
there are a few examples.
What is the value?
Loki took the cursed treasure not knowing that those who hold it will turn evil and selfish.
Answers vary
_________ was punished for exposing the gods as something gross and disrespectful
Arachne
These people are the source material for the blockbuster movie series Thor.
Norse People
Oracles warn, and kings take flight,
They build high walls, they lock up tight.
But destiny won’t wait or bend—
I am the force you meet in the end.
I am ___________________.
It's a word that means everything above^
What is Fate?