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Crash Course Mythology Episode 1: What is a myth?

Last updated about 4 years ago

11 Nsɛmmisa

Question 1

00:13

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Question 2

01:45

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Question 3

04:38

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Question 4

05:16

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Question 5

05:26

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Question 6

05:38

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Question 7

09:20

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Question 8

09:36

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Question 9

10:55

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Question 10

11:24

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Question 11

11:30

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Mythology is a complicated subject; it touches on which subjects?

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2.

What are some ways / questions in which mythology is open to many interpretations?

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3.

Myth comes from the Greek word which means word, or more significantly, .

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4.

For the purposes of this series, a myth is a special kind of story that has two primary characteristics: and .

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5.

Describe the term "significance".

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6.

Describe the term "staying power".

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7.

The Persephone myth explains the , relating the cycle of planting and harvest to the of the .

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8.

What was E.B. Tylor’s distinction between primitive people and modern people?

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Creation myths refer to how most cultures have some story of how the world and the people in it .

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10.

are the groups of gods that feature in stories from different cultures.

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11.

Looking at how the universe was destroyed can be examined through myths and the .