Pronounce This
Arachne
Uh - rack - nee
The three types of myth.
What are Creation, Natural, and Behavior?
Two other terms for myth.
What is:
fairytales, folklore, folktales, legends, tall tales
State and define any word that comes from myth. Then explain the source/story.
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Example: echo, narcissist, pandora, siren, odyssey, cyclops, etc.
Charybdis
kuh - rib - duss
kuh - rib - diss
The crayfish's actions upon seeing Azban seemingly dead on the beach.
What is "he told his crayfish friends that he had killed a racoon and invited them for a meal"?
Their home is here on icy lands,
Where snow and frost can bite your hands.
With myths of gods and mighty force—
From cold they came... of course.
They are the ___________.
Who are the Norse people?
A reason myth could be connection to religion, even though it's not as popular as modern day faiths.
What are patterns such as the ones in creation myths?
They fit with humane nature to explain things we don't understand.
I walk on four in the morning,
but by noon I move on two,
then when the sun is sinking,
three will have to do.
I am ________________.
What is a man/human?
Yggdrasil
EEG - dray - zul
EEG - druh - zil
A creation myth because a giant creates the human race.
A natural myth because of the discovery of fire.
A behavior myth because he is celebrated for serving the gods, but also because he is punished for disobeying their authority.
Who is Prometheus?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
What is a value that fits with this statement?
Mirabel should not be jealous of others' magical talents, because she has her own special qualities to contribute.
What is Individuality?
Likely to make sense of something in the world that is scary or confusing before scientists discovered what was really happening.
What is a natural myth?
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 ___________________.
Oedipus
Ed - ih - puss
This goddess and her brother are not of the Aesir gods. Instead they're surviving Vanir gods. She is remarkably beautiful, and was gifted a magical dwarf crafted necklace.
Who is Freya?
Define behavior myth completely.
Both of these are complete definitions in their own way.
What is a story that shows, through actions, rewards, and consequences, the ways members of a certain group are expected to behave?
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What is a story with lessons or morals that show what a society believes to be valuable qualities?
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.
I stole from gods and shared their feast,
But now I starve with no release.
The water flees when I bend low,
The fruit pulls back before I go.
I am Tantalus, but you know these word(s):
What is Tantalizing or Tantalize or Taunt?
Eurydice
Yurr - ih - deh - see
Yurr - ih - dih - see
To mess with a builder’s bold plan,
This shape-shifting trickster began—
As a mare he did dash,
Made a stallion abash,
And birthed Sleipnir, the steed of the clan.
Who is Loki?
This is the most ancient group of people we've looked at with the oldest estimated record of oral tradition. (80,000 years!)
What is Indigenous/Native American People?
Our study of behavior myths, morals, values are closely connected and familiar to students today most likely because of our previous experience with...
What are fairy tales or children's stories?
(boy who cried worlf, little red riding hood, etc.)
Sirens, Cyclops, and an island temptress named Calypso kept this weary traveler away for a decade.
Who is Odysseus?