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1. Myths about lost cities, mythical creatures, and sacred objects are common themes found across many different cultures. 2. Historical linguists can determine where a group originated before migrating by tracing its language back to a common root source. 3. Common themes in myths and legends include heroes following predictable paths and stories of different heroes from different cultures being essentially the same. They often feature themes of a supreme being, creation, apocalypse, and the concepts of good and evil.

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Questions 7

1. Myths about lost cities, mythical creatures, and sacred objects are common themes found across many different cultures. 2. Historical linguists can determine where a group originated before migrating by tracing its language back to a common root source. 3. Common themes in myths and legends include heroes following predictable paths and stories of different heroes from different cultures being essentially the same. They often feature themes of a supreme being, creation, apocalypse, and the concepts of good and evil.

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1.Myths about lost cities, mythical creatures, and sacred objects are common to many cultures.

2.Historical linguists can often tell where a group originated before it migrated by tracing its language to a common source.

3.Common themes in myths and legends are that heros follows the same predictable path and that the stories of the
different heroes from different cultures are essentially the same.

4.The themes that they often have in common are the idea of a supreme being, creation, apocalypse all of these include
good and evil.

5.Some of the shared symbols are the symbolic concept of a cosmic or world tree and the serpent.

1. The conclusion that I draw is that people are very similar. Even though people are really different, there are
similarities in their themes.

2. Archaeological evidence has been found that supports the possibility of a great flood, although its not 100%
proven

3. Comparative mythology is important because it can show how different cultures were and still are.

4. I think that the structure stayed the same because the story was
told to teach a lesson, broad lessons tend to never change

5. I think that evil isnt portrayed as an original part of creation because creation is something positive and good. Evil
is the exact opposite of good.
6.
Review Questions

1. Which myths and legends are common to many cultures?

2. How do historical linguists trace a legend back to its roots?

3. What are common mythemes in myths and legends?

4. What themes do sacred myths often have in common?

5. What are some of the shared symbols of sacred mythology?

Critical Thinking Questions

1. What conclusions can you draw from the many themes shared by sacred myths?

2. What evidence is there that the myths of a world flood may be based on a historic event?

3. Why is comparative mythology important to the study of myths?

4. The cultural anthropologist Dr. Jamie Tehrani traced the story of Little Red Riding Hood back to a common ancestor over 2,600 years old.

Why do you think the structure stayed the same even though he found so many variations and differences in story elements?
5. Evil is often described in myths as entering the world after creation rather than being a part of it. Why do you think evil is not portrayed as an

original part of creation?

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