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Made up stories about real life people and what they did
Legends
Stories made up by people who wanted to explain how or why our world works
Myths
These stories usually involve important people from history
Legends
These stories involve gods and supernatural creatures
Myths
These stories were sort of our ancient ancestors’ version of science
Myths
They were said to be the reason that part of nature existed.
Myths
It is a semi-true story about an event that happened in the past, usually involving a heroic action.
Legend
There is a hero: It may be fictitious or real (that is, it may have existed in real life or not), and it often has exaggerated admirable characteristics.
Legends
The characters are human
Legends
What Arthurian values do you rememeber?
Leadership, Bravery, Unity, Love, Loyalty, Patriotism, Confidence.
Which are the main characters of myths?
Gods
Medusa is an example of a ...
Myth/Mythical creature
Which is usually the setting of Myths?
Ancient Greece/Ancient Egypt
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a ....
Legend
What Greek gods do you remember?
Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, Ares, Hades, Apollo, etc
The Arthurian legend is a group of stories about ...
King Arthur and his knights
