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What is a myth?
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What is a Myth?
What makes up a myth?
Key Components of a Myth
Comes from cultural religions.
Characters are often mystic or supreme beings.
Events that don't follow natural laws (ex. breaks laws of physics).
May involve situations between different worlds.
Is sacred to people who believe it.
All have a common theme, and helps order the world.
Reflects different types of opposite forces (light/dark, good/evil, scientific/magical).
May involve evil, good, mysterious, or ugly creatures from different worlds.
Homepage
Creation Myths
What is a myth?
Modern Allusions
Greek Ideals
God Spotlight
Video
Works Cited