Stories made up by people who wanted to explain how or why our world works
Myths
Who wrote the legends?
Their origin is unknown; these stories were passed on by word of mouth.
The Arthurian legend is a group of stories about ...
King Arthur and his knights
These stories were sort of our ancient ancestors’ version of science
Myths
It is a semi-true story about an event that happened in the past, usually involving a heroic action.
Legend
They were said to be the reason that part of nature existed.
Myths
Who wrote the myths?
Their origin is unknown; these stories were passed on by word of mouth.
Which is usually the setting of Myths?
Ancient Greece/Ancient Egypt
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a ....
Legend
Which are the main characters of myths?
Gods
Robin Hood is an example of ...
A legend
Made up stories about real life people and what they did
Legends
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
What Greek gods do you remember?
Zeus, Athena, Poseidon, Ares, Hades, Apollo, etc
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