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 Prometheus (1868) by Gustave Moreau. In the Prometheus mythos of Hesiodus and possibly Aeschylus (the Greek trilogy Prometheus Bound, Prometheus Unbound and Prometheus Pyrphoros), Prometheus is bound and tortured for giving fire to humanity at its creation. |
The term "mythology" can refer either to the study of myths (e.g., comparative mythology), or to a body or collection of myths (a mythos, e.g., Inca mythology). In folkloristics, a myth is a sacred narrative usually explaining how the world or humankind came to be in its present form, although, in a very broad sense, the word can refer to any traditional story. Bruce Lincoln defines myth as "ideology in narrative form". Myths typically involve supernatural characters and are endorsed by rulers or priests. They may arise as overelaborated accounts of historical events, as allegory for or personification of natural phenomena, or as an explanation of ritual. They are transmitted to convey religious or idealized experience, to establish behavioral models, and to teach.
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| Leonard, Scott. "The History of Mythology: Part I" Leonard, Scott. "The History of Mythology: Part I" www.as.ysu.edu/~saleonard/History%20of%20Mythology%201.html - Web |
| Greek mythology Greek mythology www.theoi.com - Web |
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| Myths and Myth-Makers Myths and Myth-Makers etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/FisMyth.html - Web |
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