Flashcards
Basic Concepts of Mythology
Cards in this deck (10)
- 1What do Myths explain?Cosmogony, Human creation, and Interaction with divinity
- 2What is a Myth?Narrative that through many retellings has become an accepted tradition in a society.
- 3What does Folktales means?Tale: History
Folk: People
Lore: Knowledge - 4What does Myth in religion involves?Involves gods, and supernatural beigns.
- 5What can be common characteristics of myths?-Teach lesson
-Explain natural world
-Supernatural
-Hero
-Reward "Good"
-Punish "Evil" - 6Name the three types of Myths1. Cosmic Myth
2. Myth of Gods
3. Hero Myth - 7What happen in myth of Gods?Gods do their own activities and form a family
- 8In what does hero myth focuses?Hero birth, journey, and return home
- 9Name characteristics of Myth in the modern worldNew Gods (Boys with mascs)
and macs represent power. - 10What does cosmogony means?Creation, birth of world.