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Legends

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What are Legends?

Legends are stories based in truth, but with unbelievable parts.

Ogier the Dane

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Legend Example

Count Dracula His real name was Vlad Dracula.

He was also known as Vlad the Impaler (Vlad Tepes in Romanian).

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Legend Example 2

Camecuaro Lake Located in Mexico. Thought be have

been created by a Queen's tears.

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Myths

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What are Myths?

Stories, usually from old religions, that teach lessons.

They can also explain why things happen, or how things in the past happened.

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Types of Myths

The Creation Tale: How the world and humans came to be.

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Creation Tales

The Fourth World of the Hopi.

Each tribe given a piece of corn, symbolic of the life they would lead.

White men and the Powaka.

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Creation Tales

The creation of Japan.

Izanagi and Izanami with the spear creating islands.

Three children: Amaterasu, Tsuki-yami, Susano-wo.

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Types of Myths

The Hero Quest: A tale of a hero who goes through great trials to gain knowledge or power.

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Gilgamesh (Babylonian)

His best friend Enkidu dies before his eyes.

Goes on a quest to find immortality.

Learns how precious life is, and dedicates his life to helping his people.

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Wunzh (Ojibwa)

Goes on a rite of passage to become a man.

Encounters a spirit he must wrestle.

After killing the spirit, he gains the knowledge of farming corn.

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Other Myths (Greek, Roman) Arachne boasted

she was a better weaver than Athena (Minerva).

Athena (Minerva) punished her by making her a spider.

This is why spiders make webs.


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