Myth Defitions

Sacrifice is to give some thing up for nothing in return. A example of this is Hercules




Patriarchel is foundation of male power and a great example of this would be Zeus.



Matriarchel is foundation of Female power a example of this would be the amazons



Life from Death it means that when some thing dies then some thing is born a myth with this would be Pan Gu



Cosmology is the study of the stars and the cosmos, world and don't forget the universe a great example would the Greeks because they followed the stars.



Creation is the making of some thing new, the beginning of life. Cherokee Creation Myth



Duality the existence of one thing into two opposites. Lakota warriors with the white Buffalo women.



Cyclical is a cycle or repeats one self. A great example would be Hercules because his journeys always repeat themsevles but in a different way.



Archetype is the foundation for myths. To tell how some thing came to be. The Creation



Universal is some thing that every one knows like the word of God, the Holy Bible, because every one knows about the Holy Bible.



Hero Journey the obstacle, battles, and trials the hero faces. A example would be The Trojan war.





Hero founder of some thing new although they are a hero they too are imperfect like all other humans. Hercules is a great example because he killed his kids thinking that they were monsters.





Myth is something that can not be proven but is based on religion or how thing just happen in the world because people need things to explain why natural things occur. The Lion and the mouse is a great myth.

Nonverbal of Persephone and Demeter