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Myth Terms to Know
Mythology terms to know.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Myth | A traditional story, originally oral, with no identifiable author, especially ones concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. |
| Folktale | A type of myth that features common people and/or fanciful animals. |
| Legend | A type of myth that is about people, places or events that contain some amount of historical truth and often recount the adventures of some great hero. |
| Archetype | A universally understood type of person or thing. For example, the damsel in distress, the hero, or the wise old woman. |
| Allegory | A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or a political one. |
| Monomyth | The hero’s journey. This is the pattern that a large number of stories take, in which a hero sets off on an adventure, and in a decisive crisis wins a victory, and then comes home changed or transformed. |
| Pantheon | A grouping of all the gods of a people or culture. |
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