Intro to Myth Review

Fanciful and imaginary stories about people, animals, beings, or things who have magical powers

The planet Jupiter is named for...

To primitive cultures, myths acted as...

Evaluative questions should...

The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman

an idea or feeling that a word invokes

A story with links to religion which explains some aspect of the world

The shared history and symbols of nationhood that give nations cohesiveness

What is the purpose of annotation?

Our word for Wednesday is derived from...

The depiction of a god, animal, or object with human behavior or characteristics

Who is considered the father of Comparative Mythology?

Myths are made up stories belonging to ancient cultures

A story with a grain of historical fact which has been exaggerated through generations of retelling

the traditional beliefs, practices, lessons, & tales of a culture passed down orally & involving ordinary people