IH 0851 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Laurel Wreath, Dactylic Hexameter, Cronus
4 Apr 2016
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Key terms and description of major greek gods & goddesses. Mythology is a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition of a group of people their collection of stories they tell to explain nature, history, and customs or the study of such myths. As a collection of such stories, mythology is a vital feature of every culture. Various origins for myths have been proposed, ranging from personification of nature, personification of natural phenomena to truthful or hyperbolic accounts of historical events, to explanations of existing ritual. Although the term is complicated by its implicit condescension, mythologizing is not just an ancient or primitive practice, as shown by contemporary mythopoeia such as urban legends and the expansive fictional mythoi created by fantasy novels and japanese manga. A culture"s collective mythology helps convey belonging, shared and religious experience, behavioral models, and moral and practical lessons. epos) word, story, epikos), from (
