Myths by Janelle Esquillo https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i en-us 2018-04-25 17:11:38 UTC 2026-03-15 02:32:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png What is A Myth? fintan_cassidy https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255347811 A myth is "a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events."]]> 2018-04-25 17:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255347811 marco_galizia https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255348178 Very often, it is false

]]> 2018-04-25 17:15:02 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255348178 Examples of Myths janelle_esquillo https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255348689 - Greek Mythology
In Greek Mythology, Atlas attempted to lead the Titans in a battle against the Olympic gods for control of the heavens. In Zeus' anger over this plot, he punished Atlas, dooming him to hold the weight of the heavens on his back.
-Creation Mythology
The Inuit believed first there were giants. Two giants had a baby named Sedna, who became so large they could no longer feed her. Because of this, they threw her into the ocean, cutting off her fingers when she tried to cling to the kayak. Each finger became a sea creature. Sedna became a powerful spirit who controlled the sea and its animals.
-Roman Mythology: Cupid
 Cupid was the god of love and desire. He was the son of Venus and usually depicted as a winged child carrying a bow and arrows. His arrows could either draw people together, or pull them apart.

This myth helps to explain why one person can be so intensely drawn to another and even why relationships don’t always work out the way you hoped and shows that myths didn’t only cover natural events but also day-to-day life.




]]> 2018-04-25 17:16:08 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255348689 marco_galizia https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255348997  They are often highly valued or disputed stories that still intrigue us even though many of us do not recognize them as a living genre in our culture.]]> 2018-04-25 17:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255348997 marco_galizia https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255349281 Both myths and science offer explanations of the cosmos. A key difference is that information about the universe presented in myths is not testable, whereas science is designed to be tested repeatedly.]]> 2018-04-25 17:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255349281 marco_galizia https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255349571 Myths were considered by Victorian scholars as survivals of previous times (perhaps decayed or reflective of "primitive" ancestors who took them literally). Some saw them as evidence for social evolutionary theories of the 19th century. These Victorians scholars (like E. B. Tylor) believed that humans in all cultures progress through stages of evolution from "savagery" to "barbarism" and finally to "civilization."]]> 2018-04-25 17:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255349571 Characteristics of a Myth marco_galizia https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255349987 1. A story that is or was considered a true explanation of the natural world (and how it came to be).
2. Characters are often non-human – e.g. gods, goddesses, supernatural beings, first people. 
3. Setting is a previous proto-world (somewhat like this one but also different).
4. Plot may involve interplay between worlds (this world and previous or original world).
5. Depicts events that bend or break natural laws (reflective of connection to previous world).
6.  Cosmogonic/metaphysical explanation of universe (formative of worldview).
7.  Functional: “Charter for social action” – conveys how to live: assumptions, values, core meanings of individuals, families, communities.
8. Evokes the presence of Mystery, the Unknown (has a “sacred” tinge).
9. Reflective and formative of basic structures (dualities: light/dark, good/bad, being/nothingness, raw/cooked, etc.) that we must reconcile. Dualities often mediated by characters in myths.
10. Common theme: language helps order the world (cosmos); thus includes many lists, names, etc.
11. Metaphoric, narrative consideration/explanation of “ontology” (study of being). Myths seek to answer, “Why are we here?” “Who are we?” “What is our purpose?” etc. – life’s fundamental questions.
12. Sometimes: the narrative aspect of a significant ritual (core narrative of most important religious practices of society; fundamentally connected to belief system; sometimes the source of rituals)
]]> 2018-04-25 17:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255349987 Why are Myths created? fintan_cassidy https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255350206 Myths are created to explain the unknown world and weird phenomenons that happen, these can lead to religions such as greek mythology. ]]> 2018-04-25 17:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255350206 Similar to Dreams marco_galizia https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255352214 And like dreams they create order and an extraordinary living truth about the culture that creates them. Myths give physical shape to human consciousness, experience, and belief. Myths tell us what's important to know and therefore are charged with a special seriousness.]]> 2018-04-25 17:22:48 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255352214 Creation Myths: olivia_meola https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255352542
The real reason creation myths are near universal was given by the Scottish philosopher David Hume. Hume observed that without an idea of cause and effect, we would be utterly incapable of making sense of the world around us. At the foundation of nearly every culture is a creation myth that explains how the wonders of the earth came to be.]]> 2018-04-25 17:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255352542 Three Categories marco_galizia https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255352718 1) myths tell us about our relationships with each other; 
2) myths tell us about our relations with the natural world; and 
3) myths tell us about our relationship with the cosmos, God or Gods.]]> 2018-04-25 17:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255352718 Greek Mythology: janelle_esquillo https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255353520 Greek mythology was used as a means to explain the environment in which humankind lived in. They are connected to religion in the Greek world and it explains the origin and lives of god.]]> 2018-04-25 17:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255353520 olivia_meola https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255355385 A myth is a literary genre]]> 2018-04-25 17:29:11 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/255355385 An Example of a Myth in The Alchemist - Narcissus janelle_esquillo https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/262772553 pgs 1-2:
"When Narcissus died, the goddesses of the forest appeared and found the lake, which had been fresh water, transformed into a lake of salty tears. The lake contemplated Narcissus' beauty before and now wept for him. It was by the banks of the lake that Narcissus knelt each day to contemplate himself. The lake said, 'I weep for Narcissus, but I never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful. I weep because, each time he knelt beside my banks, I could see, in the depths of his eyes, my own beauty reflected.'"

This story tells of the death Narcissus, who was known for his beauty in Greek Mythology. It's considered a myth because it has non-human characters (Narcissus, the goddess, and the talking lake).He was a narcissist; he always looked at his beauty through the reflection of the lake. The lake is a narcissist as well. It never noticed that Narcissus was beautiful because each time Narcissus knelt beside the banks, the lake could see that their own beauty reflected through his eyes. Additionally, the lake is a reflection of Narcissus' self-absorption.


]]> 2018-05-22 17:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/262772553 olivia_meola https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/262773157 Pg-10 "The boy was surprised at his thoughts. Maybe the church, sycamore growing from within, had been haunted." This quote explains that something unknown is going on and myths are created to explain the unknown.]]> 2018-05-22 17:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/262773157 marco_galizia https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/262774439 pg 94
"'Allah cures our illnesses' said the man, clearly frightened of the stranger."]]> 2018-05-22 17:13:39 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/262774439 marco_galizia https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/262774988 pg-80
"'Once you get into the desert, there's no going back,' said the camel drivers. 'And, when you can't go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward. The rest is up to Allah, including the dangers.'"

Example of "the god's" controlling nature. Allah is the Islam form of God and they believe that he is the creator and he controls stuff.]]> 2018-05-22 17:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/262774988 An Example of a Myth in The Alchemist - The Two Drops of Oil and The Spoon janelle_esquillo https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264591888 pgs 33-35:
"A certain shopkeeper sent his son to learn about the secret of happiness from the wisest man in the world. The boy finally came upon a beautiful castle, which was where the wise man lived, after wandering through the desert for forty days. The wise man told the boy to look around the castle while carrying a spoonful of oil without spilling it. However, the boy does not get to see the marvels of the castle because his eyes were fixed on the spoon. The wise man tells him to go back again and to actually enjoy the beauty of the castle. The boy ends up spilling the oil. The wise man tells the boy that the secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and to never forget the drops of oil on the spoon." 

The point of this story is to find balance. When the boy first explored the castle with the spoonful of oil, he was so paranoid about spilling it that he didn't get to focus on the castle. During the second time, the boy made sure to pay attention to what was around him but ended up spilling the oil. This story is considered a myth because certain myths have morals, which are meant to teach (ex. the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice). In this case, the story's moral is to be able to pay attention to or enjoy whatever is going around you while not losing sight of your primary responsibilities. ]]> 2018-05-30 17:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264591888 Myths in the Alchemist- The Emerald and the Miner olivia_meola https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264592736 This myth from the alchemist is about how a miner abandoned everything to go mining for the emeralds. Pg 26 "For five years, he had been working on a certain river and examined hundreds of thousands of stones looking for the emerald. The miner was about to give it all up, right at the point when, if he had examined one more stone, he would have found his emerald. Since the miner had sacrificed everything to his Personal Legend, the old man decided to become involved. He transformed himself into a stone that rolled up to the miners foot. The miner, with all the anger and frustration of his five fruitless years, picked up the stone and threw it aside with such force that it broke the stone  it fell upon, and there, embedded in the broken stone, was the most beautiful emerald in the world."

The old man's purpose in appearing for Santiago is to show him that he should not give up on his dream.]]> 2018-05-30 17:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264592736 Why is the Alchemist a Myth? fintan_cassidy https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264843345 Although there are creatures in the story, such as the two hawks, they do not become specific characters in the story. It is a myth because it talks about a superior being, a god.]]> 2018-05-31 17:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264843345 marco_galizia https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264843472 Page 149-
'"What do you want here today?' the desert asked him."
"'I heard what you were talking about the other day with the Alchemist,' the wind said."
"'The wind told me that you know about love,' the boy said to the sun."
The gods controlling nature. Santiago talks to the wind, sun, and desert in hopes to become the wind to prove the Chief wrong.]]> 2018-05-31 17:09:46 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264843472 Examples of Myths in The Alchemist janelle_esquillo https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264884590 2018-05-31 20:24:11 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264884590 M Y T H S janelle_esquillo https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264886237 2018-05-31 20:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/janelle_esquillo/tw1gyqwohr6i/wish/264886237