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Mythology and Folklore Units 1-4 Questions and Answers myth a story that is shared by a group of people and is part of the cultural identity of the group mythos the word "myth" comes from the Greek root . . . . . . . ., which originally meant "speech" but evolved to mean "fable" or "legen...

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Mythology and Folklore Units 1-4
Questions and Answers
myth - answer a story that is shared by a group of people and is part of the cultural
identity of the group

mythos - answer the word "myth" comes from the Greek root . . . . . . . ., which
originally meant "speech" but evolved to mean "fable" or "legend"

mythology - answer the collection of such stories (myths) that form a system based
in a particular culture or society

creation myths - answer seek to explain how the earth came to be

nature myths - answer seek to explain natural phenomena that occur

theogenic myths - answer attempt to explain the relationships between gods and
creatures in a system of mythology

folklore - answer a term that encompasses a culture's oral traditions

folklore - answer legends, folktales, and fairy tales

legends - answer related to myths, but there are significant differences

legends - answer tell stories of mortal people and their actions

folktales - answer related to myths and legends

folktales - answer ancient stories that do not have a single, identifiable author, that
have been passed down orally from generation to generation, and at some point they
were put into written form

fable - answer a type of folktale, a short story in which the main character is typically
a talking animal

fable - answer the goal of a . . . . . . . . . . . . is to illustrate a moral, which the author
expresses very clearly at the end of the story

morality tale - answer a type of folktale, the purpose of a . . . . . . . . is to caution the
reader about dangerous situations, or to teach the reader about a cultural taboo, and
unlike fables, the moral is not clearly stated, but is more disguised

, fairy tale - answer . . . . . . . . is a type of folktale, but a folktale is not ways
a.........

fairy tale - answer takes place "long ago and far away" and often involves a person
of royal station, the main character usually is tested by a problem or obstacle, and may
have magical assistance

fairy tale - answer in these stories, good always wins out over evil, and there is a
reward for the good character at the end. You can be sure that . . . . . . . . . . . always
end "happily ever after."

warrior - answer a literary archetype who protects and defends against all enemies

amazonomachy - answer a genre of art that depicts amazons

Amazons of Dahomey - answer an all-female military troop, that originated as a
group of elephant hunters, later trained as royal bodyguards, and then became known
as fierce warriors

Macha, Morrigan, and Badb - answer Celtic War-Godesses

Morrigan - answer the goddess of prophecy, passionate love, war, and death, often
represented as a black raven or crow who feeds on corpses in the battlefield, also can
appear as a beautiful young lady, the prophetess of misfortunes of battle, and knows
the fate of humanity

Morrigan - answer similar to the Valkyries, . . . . . . . . . . appears to those warriors
who are destined to die, and is often seen washing bloody laundry before the battle

Badb - answer often took the form of a crow, was known to cause confusion and fear
among soldiers so that she could sway the battle to the side she favored, and would
appear before upcoming battles to foretell of the upcoming carnage through her wailing
cries

Macha - answer . . . . . . . . .'s husband and the king of Ulster had a wager, as the
birth of . . . . . . . . .'s child neared, her husband told the king of Ulster that . . . . . . . . .
could outrun his horses despite her pregnancy, the king of Ulster threatened to kill . . . . .
. . . .'s husband unless . . . . . . . . . raced, so she raced the horses and defeated them

Boudica - answer Queen of the Iceni tribe in ancient Britain, led a rebellion against
the Romans who occupied Britain during this time period, and was married to
Prasutagus

These events led to rebellion against the Romans, led by Boudica, who had united the
various tribes in Britain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - answer the Iceni had to pay very high
taxes, and some endured slavery to the Romans, when Prasutagus died, the Roman

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