CLAA05H3 Lecture 1: claa05 lec 1
28 Sep 2016
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Traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities. Example: biblical myths, plato, british myths, american myths (modern myths) Myths are important stories , people could believe/not. How history was written and what happened ay not be the same: history written by man. In ancient times people did not always ask why or how something happened: who caused something to happen, continuum between gods and mankind. Ancient mediums for sharing myths tablets papyri plaques reliefs performance oral traditions. Egypt and mesmopatamia( ancient iraq, anciet syria) are not the same place. Ancient egyptians, called themselves sag-gi-ga meaning black headed once. Travel south with sails up using the wind to push. Systems comes from 3rd century bc egyptian scholar by the name of manetho. Egyptians who wrote in greek work not preserved.
