Myths+of+the+World

What is Mythology?

 * The importance of myths: Trailer for "Never Alone," new Alaskan video game**

@http://www.gamingnexus.com/News/32811/Never-Alone-is-the-first-Alaskan-Native-video-game/

MYTH TYPE #1: CREATION MYTHS

 * Judeo-Christian Bible Story:** The Creation (From "Genesis"):

http://www.bible-stories-library.com/bible-story-of-creation.shtml

Creation myth from Greece



Creation myths from Nigeria, Peru, and Tlingit

Creation myth from China



Creation myth from Guatemala



Creation myth from India



Navajo creation myth



MYTH TYPE #2: FERTILITY MYTHS

 * Story of Noah's Ark from "Genesis":**

http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/noahs-ark-bible-story-summary/


 * Historical Expeditions to Discover Noah's Ark:**

http://www.nwcreation.net/noahsightings.html


 * Greek Fertility Myth: "Demeter and Persephone"**




 * Hawaiian Fertility Myth: "The Taming of the Sun"**




 * Effective SUMMARIZING using the "Goldilocks Method"**



=MYTH TYPE #3: HERO MYTHS=

The Hero's Journey: Joseph Campbell's model of the 9-step Archetypal Hero's Quest in animated format:

 * http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-a-hero-matthew-winkle**

What makes us heroes in real life?
@http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/04/what-heroic-acts-have-you-performed-or-witnessed/?emc=edit_ln_20150910&nl=learning&nlid=39492682&ref=img&_r=0