Greek Mythology - What is a Myth?

What is a myth?

• A cool story.

• To explain why the world is the way it is.

• To explain cool super heroes!

• To explain the holidays.

Which of the following are examples of modern day influences of Greek Mythology? (Choose more than one.)

• Nikes

• Andes Frozen Custard

• FTD Florist

• Walmart

Belonging to forces outside the laws of nature is

• Thor

• Supernatural

• Epic

• Frescoes

A very long poem is called an

• Legend

• Poem

• Stanza

• Epic

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All the people who are roughly the same age.

• Family

• Teens

• Generation

• Z Nation

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Paintings done on wet plaster.

• frescoes

• roscoes

• freesceos

• Vangoughs

A Greek writer who told fables was

• Shakespeare

• Hermes

• Aesop

• Tortoise and the hare

An example of a legend is (Select all the correct choices.).

• Atlantis

• Loch Ness Monster

• Bigfoot

• Chamois Days

Forces of nature were seen as ___________, with heads and faces in Greek mythology.

• spooks

• gods

• legends

• monsters

Exaggerate means

• To talk of something as being

  bigger, greater, better, or worse than it

  really is

• A tall tale!

• A story about a boy who told a lie.

• A spooky story told in the Far East.