Myth origin Flashcards
1
Q
Why do myths exist?
A
etiological explanation (seasons Demeter Persephone)
The human condition to ask why? (existential questions)
Entertainment
Part of culture (oral tradition )
And creates norms
Eg Oedipus (don’t kill father and have sex with mother)
Tantalus fed his son to the gods
2
Q
Who was asked to make a ship to escape the great flood for being hospitable?
A
Deucalion and Pyrrha
3
Q
what happened to narcissus
A
Aphrodite turned him into a flower for his vanity
4
Q
who had to roll a rock up a hill for eternity?
A
Sisyphus
5
Q
what happened to Prometheus?
A
he was tied to a mountain and an eagle ripped his liver out every day for eternity
