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Which character would be in a myth?

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This type of story usually features gods, goddesses, and other beings with supernatural powers.

• Legend 
• Fairytale
• Myth
• Tall Tale

A story that is believed to be based on real people and events.

• Myth
• Fairy Tale
• Legend
• Tall Tale

"From Athena to Zeus: The Greek Gods and Goddesses" This book retells the stories of the gods, godesses, and heroes in Ancient Greece.  All of the classic stories are in this text: the adventures of Perseus, the battles of Heracles, Odysseus and the Trojan wars, and the voyage of Jason and the Argonauts.

• Fable
• Myth
• Tall Tale
• Epic

"The Fountain of Youth" According to many tales passed down over the ages, there is a fountain that supposedly restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters.  In this text Juan de Leon discusses many accounts of the waters of life and theorizes as to the location of such a spring.

• Fable
• Myth
• Tall Tale
• Legend

Which of the following best defines a myth?

• A made up story that is not believed at all.

• a movie that involves the retelling of true events.

• a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

• a story that has some supernatural elements, but does not explain a natural phenomenon.

Which of the following best describes a legend?

• A story with talking animals

• A story where gods and goddesses fight amongst themselves

• A story explaining a natural phenomenon.

• A traditional story, which is regarded as historically true and usually involving a heroic character and containing the beliefs of the culture in which it originates.

What is the purpose of a legend?

• To provide information about the way a particular people lived, and what they believed.

• To make people laugh.

• To teach people a lesson.

• To explain a natural phenomenon.

What is one of the purposes of a myth?

• To make people cry

• to sell lots of copies and make money.

• to make people laugh

• to explain a natural occurrence or phenomenon

Is the following an example of a myth or legend?

A goddess loses her magical powers and cries tears of sadness down onto the Earth. This is where rain comes from.

• Myth

• Legend