Transcript Elements of a Myth PowerPoint

HOMEWORK
Throne Project
(Drawing AND
Essay)– Due
Monday 11/9
DO NOW: FILL OUT ROW 3 ON YOUR
MYTHOLOGY SCALE AND HAVE YOUR
HOMEWORK OUT TO BE CHECKED
THE MYTH OF KING MIDAS HW ANSWERS
DEFINITION OF A MYTH
A
story of unknown origin that
people told long ago in an
attempt to:
1.
Answer serious questions
about how important things
began and occurred
2.
Explain natural occurrences
and express beliefs of right and
wrong.
USES OF A MYTH
1.
To explain natural
phenomena or an
occurrence
2.
To explain the creation
of the world or objects
3.
To teach people moral
lessons
USES OF A MYTH
4.
To explain some
historical event
5.
To explain some
ancient religious
practices
6.
To reveal the
common hopes and
fears of mankind
ELEMENTS OF A MYTH
1. An
explanation of
the universe – why
something was the
way it was or why it
happened the way
it did
ELEMENTS OF A MYTH
2.
The adventures of the
gods/goddesses
Super-human
deities
Would
often appear
disguised
Would
experience human
emotions
ELEMENTS OF A MYTH
3. Magic
– the
inclusion of
the
supernatural
ELEMENTS OF A MYTH
4. Changes
–
Physical or
emotional for a
person or group
of people
THE MYTH OF PROMETHEUS