PPT-Aim: How can we explore a Greek creation myth?

DO NOW DISCUSS AT LEAST TWO PURPOSES THAT MYTHS SERVED FOR ANCIENT CULTURES SUCH AS THE GREEKS AND ROMANS Words of the Day Amorphousadjective shapeless formless The painting was an amorphous blotch of colors. Do Now: The Greeks explained the existence of evil in the world through the myth (part of the creation myth) of Pandora’s Box.. If you could create a modern form of Pandora’s Box for our world, what would you put in the box.. myth myth myth myth myth myth myth myth myth myth iving — www.multilingualliving.com 3. Children seem to have an easier time learning languages than adults, but we should not underestimate the Folklore, Myths, and Legends: A World Perspective. Mrs. Kercher. Africa: The Creation of Human Beings. Possible Interpretations. Appealing aspects. Thoughtfulness of how humans are created. The importance of music, singing, and dancing. Myth. -traditional . story concerning some hero or event with or without a verifiable basis of . fact. -Deities . or demigods. .. -Explains . some . human or . natural event. . Ex. Why the sun rises.. Creation (Luzon). In the beginning of time there were . three powerful gods . who lived in the universe. . Bathala. was the caretaker of the earth, . Ulilang. . Kaluluwa. (lit. Orphaned Spirit), a huge serpent who lived in the clouds, and . the origins of drama. The Origins Of Drama. Created to celebrate Dionysus, . the ancient Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, and ritual madness and ecstasy. . He was also known as . Heroes and Myths: Greek . vs. Today. Who is your hero?. Take a few minutes and write down what makes a hero to YOU.. Write down someone you think of as a hero, based on the qualities you wrote.. Guitar hero doesn’t count…. Our word myth is derived from the ancient Greek word . muthos. ; meaning a spoken or written story. Myths are broken into three main types: legends, pure myths, and folktales. Types of myths:. Legends. Necessities. Myths use metaphor to explain higher concepts.. Many of the stories of mystical monsters were merely representations of the fear conquered.. Metaphors need to fit their culture.. Metaphors should be universally acknowledged images. Or at least, universal to your people.. TIME. PERIODS. CULTURES. 2000-100 BCE. FORMATIVE . Olmec. ___________. Zapotec. Earliest Mesoamerican high civilization: monumental . scultures. , jaguar shamans, ball game, human sacrifice. ________________. What is a Myth?. A myth is a story involving symbols, metaphors & allegories that are usually capable of multiple meanings.. They are used to convey meaning that goes beyond our everyday experiences. Characteristics of Myth. Narrative. Oral. Traditional. Anonymous. Multiform. Homeostatic. Authoritative. “True”. • anthropogony : . • autochthony : . •. axis mundi. : . • emergence myth : . What is mythology?. Mythology. -- A collection of . stories, . esp. . belonging . to a particular religious or cultural tradition. . . A . myth. is a traditional story belonging to a group or culture. . James J. . Clauss. Department of Classics. In Ancient Greek, mythos (. μῦθος. ) = story.. Most of the stories that comprise the body of tales we know as Greek Mythology, especially the oldest ones, contain important insights into how our cultural ancestors explained the world in which they lived.