2006-09-06 03:34:19 · 8 answers · asked by dragi 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Hey dragi,
Go to the web site and these are explained a little better.
Traditional, typically ancient stories dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society. Also, popular beliefs or stories that have become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural ideal
Attack of the Mammoth
A mammoth attacks and kills a hunter and stalks his wife and child. (Kaska First Nation)
Coyote and the Columbia
The origins of the Columbia River. (Washington)
Coyote and Wishpoosh
How the Northwest coastal tribes were formed.
Crow Brings the Daylight
Crow flys to the south, seeking to bring daylight to the Inuit, who live in darkness all year long. (Inuit)
The First Tears (Inuit)
An Inuit tale about the origins of tears. (Alaska)
The Guardian of Yosemite (Listen to an excerpt)
The beautiful spirit of Yosemite falls in love with a great chief.
The King of the Sharks
The King of the Sharks has a mischievous son.
The Heron and the Hummingbird
Why Herons eat fish and Hummingbirds drink nectar.
How Selfishness was Rewarded
A young girl refuses to share food with her starving family in this Tlingit myth from Alaska.
How the Rainbow was Made
Nanbozho creates the rainbow, with a little help from two bluebirds.
The Maid of the Mist
The tale of the maiden who lived behind Niagara Falls and the origin of the famous horseshoe falls.
Ogopogo, the Lake Monster
A giant serpent roams the waters of Lake Okanagan.
Rabbit Plays Tug-of-War
Rabbit tricks two water Snakes into playing tug-of-war.
Rainbow Crow
The snow has come to Earth and all the animals are freezing. Can Rainbow Crow save them?
The Spirit Lodge
A great chief returns after his death to guard his people.
The Trickster Tricked
(In which Terrapin the Turtle outwits the Trickster Rabbit)
Turtle and Rabbit decide to run a race. Guess who wins?
The White Horse
Mounted on a white horse, a new bride flees for her life from a rejected suitor.
Who Calls?
A Cree warrior journeying to the home of his beloved hears her voice calling his name in the night.
Why Opossum Has a Bare Tail
Opossum wants to make pretty rings on his tail, just like Raccoon.
Why Opossum Has a Pouch
Big Bat steals Opossum's babies and she must find someone to steal them back.
2006-09-06 03:38:46 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A myth is a female moth
2006-09-06 10:36:10 · answer #2 · answered by wheels 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Every myth has it's own origin.....go to a library and read about it.
2006-09-06 10:36:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Which myths? Need to be more specific
2006-09-06 10:36:03 · answer #4 · answered by bradthepilot 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually in the black urban areas. Like the one about snapple having a slave ship and Church's chicken making black people sterile.
2006-09-06 10:36:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe American Folklore can explain it Go to....
2006-09-06 10:45:31 · answer #6 · answered by mystic_chez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The scalps !!
2006-09-06 10:38:08 · answer #7 · answered by boho 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the bible
2006-09-06 10:36:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋