Myth Intro

• An early form of history;

• Stories about historical figures handed down from earlier times.

• Simple fictitious stories that teach a moral or make a cautionary point;

• They feature animals that speak and act like humans.

Stories filled with elves, pixies, fairies, and other supernatural creatures with magical elements

All the gods of a people or religion, collectively:

• Pantheon

• Monomyth

• Archetype

• Mythos

An inherited unconscious idea, pattern of thought, image, etc., universally present in individual psyches

• pantheon

• archetype

• monomyth

• mythos

George Washington, St. George, and King Arthur are examples of...

• Fairy Tales

• Myths

• Legends

• Folktales

Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, and John Henry are examples of...

• Fairy Tales

• Legends

• Fables

• Folktales

The tortoise and the hare, the crow and the pitcher, and the fox and the grapes are examples of...

• Folktales

• Fables

• Fairy Tales

• Legends

According to Joseph Campbell, who is responsible for keeping myths alive in our culture?

• Teachers

• Social Influencers

• Artists and writers

• Bankers

Which of Joseph Campbell’s functions of myth relates recognizing the sacred in our lives and realizing the wonder of the universe?

• sociological

• psychological

• mystical

• cosmological