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2. Discover similarities (and contrasts) among the myths of the different countries and draw implications thereafter.
Myth
A story
Usually of unknown origin
at least partially traditional
that ostensibly relates historical events usually
of such description as
to serve to explain some particular event,
institution, or natural phenomenon (webster)
Definition Of Terms
Myth
Myth
Myth
Mythology
Fairy tale
Legend
Supernatural
Saga or Legend
Folk-Tale or Fairy-Tale
A collection of fables under the name of aesop
over 2,000 years ago in Greece. According to
herodotus, aesop lived in the mid-sixth century
and was a slave and that he was killed by the
people of delphi, perhaps for seditious or
sacrilegious beliefs.
Sources of Mythology & Folklore
A thousand and one nights
The Great Themes of Myth
The Great Themes of Myth
Creation
The Underworld