ENGL 2500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1 & 4: Trado, Coeus, Anshar

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3 main types of myths: divine myth, legend, folktale. A traditional story is one that has been (cid:498)handed over(cid:499) orally from one: traditional comes from the latin trado (cid:498)hand over(cid:499) A myth is a kind of story that we describe as traditional. Traditional tales maintain contact with the past and passes inherited wisdom altogether outside human chronology storyteller to another on to the future. Myths hold meaning for the group, describing patterns of behaviour that serve as models for members of a society. The teller of a logos takes responsibility for the truth of what is said. A logos is a reasoned explanation of something that emphasizes a continuing causal sequence: still use suffix logy to indicate a reasoned inquiry into a topic. Generally explain why the world is the way it is: divine myths (cid:498)true myths(cid:499) (cid:498)myths proper(cid:499, legends (cid:498)sagas(cid:499) Latin (cid:498)legenda(cid:499) things that should be read. Stories of the great deeds of human heroes and heroines.

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