CLA204H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Roman Mythology, Big Bang
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A myth in its most original greek form is utterance something said. Ex: ow, why did you leave me they can be complex, simple or something in between today, utterances are now simplified ex: emoji"s etc. We are now dealing with today oral cultures: oral pre-literate civilizations, they are passed around etc. like stories. A myth will grow into a story or a tale. Myth: story of supernational beings etc: joseph campbell: mythology is other peoples religion. Ex: love at first sight is just a myth. How does myth become a lie: when you mistake a symbol for the, on the surface level, they are referring to reference something referring to something bigger, mistaking myth symbols for text. A myth can be the reduction for someones life: ex: pope john paul. They are a body of stories: myths are orally based. Looking at oral stories, but reading them.
