Crash Course Mythology Episode 1: What is a myth?

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

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

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Myth comes from the Greek word _______ which means word, or more significantly, _______ .
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For the purposes of this series, a myth is a special kind of story that has two primary characteristics: _______ and _______ .
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Describe the term "significance".

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Describe the term "staying power".

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The Persephone myth explains the _______ , relating the cycle of planting and harvest to the _______ of the _______ .
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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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_______ are the groups of gods that feature in stories from different cultures.
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Looking at how the universe was destroyed can be examined through _______ myths and the _______ .