Academic Vocabulary

Myth –A myth is a belief through religion or to explain supernatural happenings. Explains things that in modern are unreal. Myths come from everything and everyone for that matter. A most modern one is the Flathead Lake Monster.

Hero – Someone who actually does something with there life. If they have a special ability or not a Hero is a person who has some great trait or save some great person or country or village and now is remembered forever and ever. Ajax is a hero from the Greek times

Journey – Everyone has a Journey. For a hero it is a passage in trial of a hero. The hard ships that a hero must go through to complete his task or for him to redeem himself. For us it could be just as simple as getting through High School. An example of a journey is Lord of the Rings and how Frodo had to travel to Mordor

Universal – Everything is connected. The circle of life allows everyone to live. In Mythology, Universal is the one trait the hero has that lets him relate to the rest of us. Let it be the need for a husband or wife, the stupidity of an ox or maybe the grief and sorrow of wrong doings. Love is universal. Everyone LOVE is something/someone.

Archetype – Everything generated somewhere. Humans genenrated from monkeys supposedly. Fruit generates from trees or a vine originally. A Archetype is an original type or model That is the very first of its kind. Like the first nintendo, or the first television

Cyclical –Mythology is very Cyclical. Comes in a circle. Relates back to the beginning voyage. The changing of the seasons is cyclical. Like a bike tire.

Duality – Has the best of both sides both good and bad and both sides of the stories. The positive and negative side of everything. Yin and Yang, completely opposite things coming together as one.

Life and Death – The cycle of life is very harsh. Something dies so something else can live. Circle of life. Ra dying every sunset being reborn every sunrise. This is Life and Death in mythology. Circle of Life

Creation – We have gods to describe how the Earth came into reality. We also have the “Big Bang Theroy. This is an example of Creation. The beginning of something. The start of it all. Is Creation. BIG BANG THEORY

Matriarchal- Matriarchal means that the society or village that the many perople live in are controlled by a queen or a women authority figure. Mother Earth is an example of a matriarchal society

Patriarchal- Patriarchal is the most common society or village. It is ran by an male authority figure god or human. Father Sky or Father time is an example of a Patriarchal society.

Sacrifice- Sacrifice is like when you are trying to do something good, for a society or person that you really care about. They are giving up there life to please the gods or to symbolize how much a person cares. When Jesus died on the cross he sacrificed his life for us to live on.