CLT-3370 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Theogony, Homeric Hymns, Epic Poetry
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Used to tell a story for moral purposes. To make a point or teach a lesson. Myth as lore: the stories, the nuts and bolts of who did what to whom. Falsehood: not usually (we really weren"t focus on the fact that the myth is false, they are often worried about the morals that the authors are teaching through their myths) Anything that is delivered by word of mouth, word, speech . Mythos is the word that refers to the plot of a greek tragedy. Burkert: a traditional tale with secondary, partial reference to something of collective importance . Traditional : they are passed from one generation to another because of people"s culture. Collective importance : they are interesting and they are socially useful. Anthropomorphic: they tended to have very human characteristics such as feeling the same emotions, etc. They were not worshipped in a huge building or in places where the entire community can gather.
