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Vocabulary of the Myth

Vocabulary of the Myth. Myth : a traditional story that is rooted in a particular culture, is basically religious, and usually explains a belief, a ritual, or a mysterious natural phenomenon. Ask students if they are familiar with any myths .

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Vocabulary of the Myth

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  1. Vocabulary of the Myth

  2. Myth: a traditional story that is rooted in a particular culture, is basically religious, and usually explains a belief, a ritual, or a mysterious natural phenomenon. Ask students if they are familiar with any myths. • Epic: a long story usually told in poetic verse, which relates the great deeds of a larger than life hero who embodies the values of a particular society.

  3. Epic Hero: The larger than life hero of the epic who embodies the values of a particular society. Most epic heroes undertake some sort of quest to achieve something of tremendous value to themselves or their people. • Alter Ego: a reflection of a hero’s best and worst qualities. In The Odyssey, Poseidon, god of the sea and Odysseus’s enemy, portrays some of the poor qualities of Odysseus such as arrogance.

  4. Internal Conflict: when a character struggles with a problem within them such as a character flaw or guilt. A person who is addicted to gambling would have an internal conflict. • External Conflict: when a character struggles with a problem caused by some outside force. This could be an enemy, a monster, nature, or society. • In Medias Res: “in the middle” when the story starts not at the beginning but in the middle

  5. Polytheism: Worshipping many Gods at once in a pantheon • Monotheism: Worshiping only one God • Oral Tradition: A story that was originally told aloud before it was written down • Invocation: calling on a spirit, muse etc. for inspiration

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