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The Rhinegold & the Valkyrie, Arthur Rackham (1910)
Mythology is a tremendously powerful look into the history and culture of the human race. Every place where mankind has traveled and stayed and lived and died, there have been stories spread of the supernatural happenings before they arrived. Every culture has stories of their heroes, gifted with treasures and wisdom from their deities, who were able to perform incredible feats against innumerable odds. Mythology as a study of humanity opens our understanding of man's connection to the unseen parts of the world in which we live.
Resources to two of the more dominant and referenced mythologies are linked below: Greek/Roman mythology, and Norse mythology. However, once students understand the basics of mythology and the cultural elements surrounding it, they are encouraged to research and experience other sources of myth, and explore similar connections they find.
"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper." -W.B. Yeats
Crash Course in World Mythology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRCVcuA6yZQ&list=PL8dPuuaLjXtNCG9Vq7vdvJytS-F-xGi7_ - This excellent video series, posted and maintained by PBS, shows a great introduction to the elements of mythology, and makes connections to myths from around the world, as well as the similar elements that unite common myths to use the same tropes and themes.Â
Types of Mythology Introduction (NEW).pdfLecture Notes on Types of Mythology
Creation Stories Introduction (NEW).pdfLecture Notes on Creation Myths
The Major Greek Pantheon (NEW).pdfLecture Notes on the Major Greek Pantheon
The Minor Greek Gods (NEW).pdfLecture Notes on the Minor Greek Pantheon
Ahhh!!! Real Monsters!! (NEW).pdfLecture Notes on Monsters in Greek Mythology
Map of the Greek Underworld handout.pdfMap of the Greek Underworld handout
Greek Myth of the Siren poetic handout.pdfGreek Myth: Siren Poem handout
The Myth of Eros & Psyche handout.pdfGreek Myth: Eros & Psyche handout
The Myth of Arachne handout.pdfGreek Myth: Arachne handout
Norse Myths and Pantheon (NEW).pdfLecture Notes on the Major Norse Pantheon
Norse Creation Myth.pdfNorse Myth: Norse Creation Myth handout
CHAPTER VI - The Making of the Hammer.pdfNorse Myth: the Creation of Thor's Hammer handout
CHAPTER X - How Thor Found His Hammer.pdfNorse Myth: the Lay (Narrative Song) of Thrym, or How Thor Found his Hammer handout
Ragnarok article.pdfNorse Myth: Ragnarok, or the Twilight of the Gods handout
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