Mythology

Ben Tursam

Myths

• The term myth is usually used to refer to a false story.

• Comparative mythology is comparing myths from different cultures

• Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece

Typical characteristics

• Main characters are usually Gods or super natural heroes

• Myths are often closely linked to religion• A myth is usually told as a true account of the

remote past• Myths explain how the world gained its

current form

Origins of myths

• Euhemerism- myths are distored accounts of real historical events

• Personification- Some people believe that myths resulted from the personification of inanimate objects and forces

• The myth-ritual theory- According to the myth-ritual theory, the existence of myth is tied to ritual

BEN TURSAM

That is Mythology