C C 303 Lecture 1: 1/18 Lecture

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Classical Civilization
• Course: C C 303
• Professor: Todd Curtis

Document Summary

1/18/17 worksheet: what is classical mythology: key terms. Roman world: the adjective classical is derived from the latin word classicus, which described something that belongs to a category, group, or class of things, all the above. Myth is a socially powerful traditional story : why is the distinction between myth/legend/folktale not always helpful when discussing. Myths are interpreted differently, so it could not be solely categorize in myth, legend or folktale. Thesis: santa can be categorize under all three system of myth, legend, and folktale. As an immortal and powerful man, like a god, he can be fit under the system of a myth. Santa claus has the moral lesson to be good rather than naughty because he is watching you which fits under the category of a folktale. As for the system of legend, he is symbolic to the society, and he even is set in the historical past. Powerful, immortal man that gives children presents.