Types of Mythology Worksheet
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Types of Myths Worksheet
Knowledge, Belief, Myth, and Religion
Directions: Answer the following question on knowledge, belief, myth, and religion in 3 to 5 sentences.
How are knowledge, belief, myth, and religion related to one another and how are they distinct from one another? Use an example from your life or popular culture to explain this relationship.
Knowledge is made up of facts, truth, stories, and more. Belief is “the assertion that something is true without necessary proof, evidence or facts to back it up.” Myth is a fictional story, tends to have a hero or event to justify a social preamble. Religion is a combination of beliefs, and myths that helps draw attention of followers.
Myths
Directions: Choose two examples for each type of myth and identify the pieces of literature, such as a Shakespeare play, in which the examples are found.
Greek Myths
Myth 1: Daphne and Apollo
Literature it’s found in: Parthenius’s “Erotica Pathernata”
Myth 2: Trojan War
Literature it’s found in: Homer’s “Iliad and the Odyssey”
Answer the following questions:
Describe Greek myths.
Transform the original stories “from {their} initial frame of referene into another that is more acceptable” (Powell, 2002, p.19)
How have the above pieces of literature helped society to understand the universe?
It helped us understand that there are truths that are within human reasoning... because “dealing with especially with the soul’s fate after death, but also with the nature of being and of the perfect political order” (Powell, 2002, p. 18-19).
Physical Allegory Myths
Myth 1: Homer’s Story
Literature it’s found in: Iliad
(Powell, 2002, p. 19)
Myth 2: “The Contest of Poseidon and Athena”
Literature it’s found in: Poseidon
Answer the following questions:
Describe physical allegory myths.
A physical allegory myth is when gods represent a physical element. A good
Types of Myths Worksheet
Knowledge, Belief, Myth, and Religion
Directions: Answer the following question on knowledge, belief, myth, and religion in 3 to 5 sentences.
How are knowledge, belief, myth, and religion related to one another and how are they distinct from one another? Use an example from your life or popular culture to explain this relationship.
Knowledge is made up of facts, truth, stories, and more. Belief is “the assertion that something is true without necessary proof, evidence or facts to back it up.” Myth is a fictional story, tends to have a hero or event to justify a social preamble. Religion is a combination of beliefs, and myths that helps draw attention of followers.
Myths
Directions: Choose two examples for each type of myth and identify the pieces of literature, such as a Shakespeare play, in which the examples are found.
Greek Myths
Myth 1: Daphne and Apollo
Literature it’s found in: Parthenius’s “Erotica Pathernata”
Myth 2: Trojan War
Literature it’s found in: Homer’s “Iliad and the Odyssey”
Answer the following questions:
Describe Greek myths.
Transform the original stories “from {their} initial frame of referene into another that is more acceptable” (Powell, 2002, p.19)
How have the above pieces of literature helped society to understand the universe?
It helped us understand that there are truths that are within human reasoning... because “dealing with especially with the soul’s fate after death, but also with the nature of being and of the perfect political order” (Powell, 2002, p. 18-19).
Physical Allegory Myths
Myth 1: Homer’s Story
Literature it’s found in: Iliad
(Powell, 2002, p. 19)
Myth 2: “The Contest of Poseidon and Athena”
Literature it’s found in: Poseidon
Answer the following questions:
Describe physical allegory myths.
A physical allegory myth is when gods represent a physical element. A good
References: Powell, B. B. (2002). A short introduction to classical myth. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.