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Mythology midterm Questions and Answers Creation myths Stories that seek to explain how the universe was formed. Fairy tale A story that takes place "long ago and far away," usually involves royalty, and contains a conflict between good and evil in which good triumphs. Previous ...

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Creation myths - answer Stories that seek to explain how the universe was formed.

Fairy tale - answer A story that takes place "long ago and far away," usually involves
royalty, and contains a conflict between good and evil in which good triumphs.

Folklore - answer A term that encompasses a culture's oral traditions.

Folktale - answer A story that reflects the culture from which it comes, and contains
common, universal themes; this story does not have an identifiable author, but was
passed down orally, then put into written form.

Legend - answer A story about a human being that may be based in truth; a
narrative that describes the actions of a person and usually teaches a lesson.

Morality tale - answer A type of folktale whose purpose is to caution the reader about
dangerous situations, or to teach the reader about a cultural taboo.

Myth - answer A story shared by a group of people that is part of the cultural identity
of the group.

Mythology - answer The collection of such stories that form a system based in a
particular culture or society.

Nature myth - answer Stories that seek to explain natural phenomena that occur.

Theogenic myth - answer A story that attempts to explain the relationships between
gods and creatures in a system of mythology.

Identify the characteristics of folklore, folktales, and fairy tales. - answer Folklore-
proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs of the culture.
Folktales-reflective of culture, can have fables which are talking animal stories.
Fairy Tales-royalty, main character is tested, good wins over evil.

Describe the different types of myths. - answer Creation myths and Theogenic
myths.

Identify the purpose of myths. - answer To answer questions that children ask and to
explain the traditional customs, beliefs, and values of an existing society.

, Where does the word myth come from? - answer The Greek root mythos which
meant "speech" but evolved to "fable" or "legend"

How did myths come to be? - answer How myths came to be is usually unknown or
forgotten, but they are said to get their roots in religion and supernatural events.

What are the characteristics that make myths distinct from other literature? - answer
Few characters, gods or people with supernatural powers, setting relates to culture
some how, age beyond time, plot contains many conflicts and actions, and sometimes
the main character may have obstacles.

How did ancient people use myths? - answer they would use them to explain
questions like how the sun and moon came to be or anything that they could not answer
themselves.

Who are some legendary characters? - answer King Arthur or Robin Hood

What is the difference between a folktale and a fairy tale? - answer Folktales are
stories from which the culture they came and fairy tales are stories set long ago with
things like royalty and princesses.

What purposes did myths serve to ancient peoples? - answer The purposes myths
serve to ancient people were they helped give interest to people, especially since many
are set in a time before the earth is even created and shows how these people or gods
had overcome their obstacles, and it gives plenty of action for people to enjoy. These
myths were valued as they hold traditions, beliefs, and customs that were in their
existing society.

How do creation myths differ from nature myths? - answer Creation myths differ from
nature myths by creation myths focusing more on how the earth came to be, with
animals and gods, and how the death of a god or animal could help form the universe.
Nature myths focus more on natural phenomena like how stars can move across the
sky or why the sun would rise and then fall to reveal the moon, science could not be
used to explain these things at the time, causing such myths.

What types of works make up the literary genre of folklore? - answer The types of
works that make up the literary genre of folklore are legends, folktales (fables), and
fairytales. Legends more telling of mortal people and the actions they make. Fables
telling of an animal who can usually talk and helps show a moral story. Lastly, fairytales
which tell of the main character dealing with a problem, but then getting help to solve it.

What are the characteristics of fables? - answer The characteristics of fables are to
help show a moral that can be illustrated through an animal, sometimes one that can
talk and the author can show how morals fit in, usually near the end.

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