Myths Final 2016-2017

Flood Myths typically share all of the following symbols except:

According to Greek Mythology, Perseus' father was:

What is the monomyth more commonly known as?

Which god has the fewest temples in his/her honor?

Which Greek god murdered his father and ate his children?

Short stories with explicitly stated morals,often with animals as main characters are known as:

What is oral tradition?

Which of the following could be considered "modern folklore" of today?

character/person who displays admirable physical and/or personal attributes

character/person whose “fatal flaw” will lead to their downfall and/or destruction

Tricksters universally seem to exhibit all ofthe same traits except:

Who were the first two immortal beings in Greek Mythology?

A myth that involves a Supreme Being who created Himself/Herself from chaos is most likely a:

the adoption or use of elements of one culture by members of another culture

The search for someone/something that, whenreturned, will restore happiness to awasted land.

Which of the following was created when Cronus dismembered Uranus?

Where does the bulk of a Hero's Journey story take place?

Stories told by common people mainly to amuse and sometimes to teach younger generations:

character/person with powers and abilities above that of normal people on a quest for glory

What substance was used in creating the universeand man? 

Who was condemned to have his or her liver eaten every day by Zeus' liver?

What did Sisyphus do to anger Hades?

The study of Creation Myths (the study ofstories about the creation of the universe):

All of the following are archetypes, except:

Why does Hephaestus walk with a limp?

What crime are the humans committing that makes Zeus want to flood the world?

The part of the Hero's Journey when the hero leaves his friends & goes to face the Shadow alone

. A traditional story explaining some phenomenon and involving supernatural beings is called:

Creation Myths that feature turtlesare most commonly found in which culture’s mythology?

Which lover ventures into the Underworld to find his lost love?

A constantly recurring symbol or motif in oraltradition, literature, film, or painting.

In what stage of the Hero's Journey to we meet the hero?

rebellious character/person whose troubled past and/or risky choices threaten to doom them

This archetype often bringsabout the downfall of the hero by using feminine wiles and beauty.

the hero is given something like knowledge or a supernatural item of some sort.

The story of Pandora has connections to which biblical story?