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Myths
Folktales
Creation Myth
The Quest
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These are stories that every culture has that attempt to explain the human experience.
What is a myth?
100
The two main purposes of folktales are to entertain and this.
What is teach a lesson?
100
The Seneca myth "The Storytelling Stone" is a creation myth that explains this.
What is the origin of stories?
100
This is what both mythic and folktale heroes do.
What is go on a quest?
200

Myths helped people understand these two forces of nature

fire, lightening, drought, death

(others TBD)

200
A basic difference between myths and folktales is that folktales are this.
What is nonreligious?
200

In the West African spider tales of Anansi, the spider is this type of character.

What is a trickster?

200
Heroes face many of these throughout the course of their quests.
What are trials?
300
Myths that explain how things came to be or why they exist are called this
What are creation myths?
300
The main character in a folktale is usually this.
What is a common/ordinary person?
300
The Native American creation myth is this specific type of myth where creation takes place under water.
What is a diver myth?
300

A hero always receives help on his/her quest, receiving a supernatural helper and a special weapon. This was Tristan's special weapon. 

What is an adinkra?