Exam 1 Flashcards
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3 Characteristics of Greek myths
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Anthropomorphic
Humanist
Paradoxical
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3 characteristics of a Myth
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Story
Communal in origin
Answers important questions
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Aetiological
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Explains something
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Nature myth
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Explains something in nature
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Charter myth
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A foundational explanation
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Psychological/internal
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Explains a psychological thing
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Historico-social
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Explains an event
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Autonomy
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Each myth is Independent from other myths
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Procrustean bed
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Trying to make something fit
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Gaia
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Mother Earth
Marries Ouranos
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Ouranos
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Father sky
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Gaia + Ouranos =
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Cyclopes and 100-hands
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Etymology
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The “true” meaning of a word or name
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Why are they called “Olympians”
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They live on Mount Olympus
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Ring Composition
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Story of Prometheus then Pandora then back to Prometheus
