World Myths - Unit Review
CHARACTERISTICS OF MYTHS & FOLKTALES
| |Myth |Folktale |
|Common Characteristics |Teaches a moral lesson |
| |Handed down orally |
| |Answers big questions: | |
| |1. To explain the creation of the world and the |A story that is created by the “folk”—the common |
| |universe |people of a society |
| |2. To explain the human condition: |Secular/non-religious |
| |How and why people were created, why they are |Created as much for entertainment value as for |
|Distinctive |flawed, why there is suffering in the world, why |teaching of social/moral values |
|Characteristics |people must eventually die, what happens after death|Feature magic, transformations & enchantments; |
| |3. To explain natural phenomena |may include gods/goddesses as characters but they|
| |4. To explain the nature of gods and goddesses |were not central actors in story |
| |5. To explain the meanings behind religious rituals,| |
| |customs and beliefs | |
| |EXPLAINS | |
| | |ENTERTAINS |
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| |Male or female |Very ordinary person |
| |Remarkable birth or childhood |Usually a stepchild or a neglected youngest child|
|Characteristics of the Hero |Often offspring of a god/goddess & human being so |who is rejected by parents or siblings |
| |possesses qualities of immortals & mortals |Exceptionally kind, clever, resourceful |
| |Sometimes unaware of origins and may be raised by |Aided on quest by ordinary people, animals, |
| |foster parents |magical beings |
| |Early signs of being special, possessing superhuman | |
| |strength or supernatural powers | |
| |Aided on quest by loyal friends, gods, goddesses | |
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