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    The Legend of Rome

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    The Legend of Rome Romulus and Remus Romulus and Remus were twin brothers. Their father was Mars‚ the God of War‚ their mother was Rhea Silvia‚ a vestal virgin and daughter of the King‚ Numitor. Numitor’s brother‚ Amulius‚ had taken the throne from him and had forced Rhea Silvia to become a vestal virgin so that she would not have any children who might try to take back the throne. When the boys were born‚ Amulius seized them‚ put them into a basket and threw them into the river Tiber. He hoped

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    Classical Myth

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    CLA204 Lecture 1 Notes What is myth? - mûthos (ancient Greek) – “story”‚ “plot” of a narrative - myth – “a traditional story of collective (social) importance” – character‚ plot‚ temporal and special setting - mûthos (story) + logos (account) = “study of myth”‚ mythology - set in distant past or time so long ago when humans did not exist - mythical place – ie. garden paradise‚ world of the dead‚ etc. Circulation of Myth: oral (Orpheus‚ Homer‚ Hesiod) literary (Ovid‚ Euripides) artistic

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    The Legend of Banana

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    The Legend of the Banana Long ago‚ before Philippines was invaded by other countries‚ the only religion Filipinos know is Paganism. They know no God until it was invaded by the Spaniards and killed everyone who refuses to give their riches. In the town of Davao‚ one rich family planned to hide their beautiful daughter named Corazon because they heard that the Spaniard captain wanted their child. Corazon was one of the most beautiful maiden in the town. Every man wants to have her hand in marriage

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    Aztec Legends

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    Legends: Ancient stories that have been told from generation to generation and‚ everyone will be implementing something new to the story‚ in some parts it´s true‚ and when time passes it becomes with more lies than the truth. they can tell a story that’s all lies Legend of maize God Quetzalcoatl was the god that changed the gastronomy of the aztecs‚ before its arrival the aztecs only ate roots and game animals‚ they didn´t eat corn because was so far far away. Other gods seeked the victory of

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    Legend Of Zelda

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    The legend of Zelda is a video game series with a recurring plot line about a hero named Link clothed in green saving the Princess Zelda from the Demon King Ganondorf. For the majority of the game Link explores‚ battles evil‚ and accomplishes tasks for key characters. To begin with‚ for part of the game Link or the player explores terrain in Legend of Zelda. The first portion of the map Link explores is the Kokiri Forest. Link is raised here by the Great Deku Tree‚ a Tree that is like a father to

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    The Cinderella Myth

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    The Cinderella Myth The tale of Cinderella is encoded as a text of patriarchal moral instruction in which a sense of female agency will always by definition be absent. In this folk tale‚ which is also a fairytale‚ female character is positioned in terms of what it is not: not dominant‚ not powerful‚ not male. Cinderella herself‚ non-hero of a dubious tale‚ evinces more depth than most archetypes. She is capable of developing relationships‚ meting forgiveness‚ manipulating her own destiny‚ even of

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    St. Patrick Legends

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    3. Legends Use the two legends you found in your research. Summarize each legend. (Based on?) St. Patrick: To most people‚ St. Patrick is the man who brought a day of good times and green beer to pubs across the world. In reality‚ St. Patrick wasn’t made a saint until centuries after his death and he wasn’t even Irish. During his childhood‚ he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Ireland. During his years in slavery he converted to Christianity and once freed he did spend the rest of his life

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    Legends of the Fall

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    Legends of the Fall is an excellent story of brotherhood‚ loss‚ and life. Originally Legends of the Fall was a story written by Jim Harrison‚ but later was adapted into a film. The story tells of three brothers named: Alfred‚ Tristan‚ and Samuel‚ who lived their lives on a plantation in Montana and then decided to go to war once the youngest brother was of age. Samuel‚ the youngest brother seemed to be favored by the family; and the older brothers only want to go to war to protect him. Eventually

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    the legend of the ouija

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    The Legend of the Ouija Board “Girls‚ girls‚ settle down‚” said a freckled‚ red head. “Lets do something fun”. “Like what?” asked a girl starring at the red with a curious look. “Who knows any scary stories?” asked the red head‚ while another girl got up to turn off the lights in the room. The girls gathered around in a circle on the floor while some laid on the bed. They began looking at each other to see who would start. “Well‚ I know a story but I have to warn you guys‚ it’s a true story

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    Legends of the Fall

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    "Legends of the Fall" -- directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt‚ Sir Anthony Hopkins‚ Julia Ormond‚ and Aidan Quinn -- tells the story of Colonel Ludlow (Hopkins) and his three sons; Alfred‚ Tristan‚ and Samuel. "Legends of the Fall" is a sort of epic melodrama about three brothers‚ their father‚ and the woman who weaves among all of them. The film is primarily focused with the middle brother‚ played by Brad Pitt. Pitt is the only redeeming feature of the film. The film was first released

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