Name__________________________________________Block________Date________________ Origin Myths (Archetypes, Symbols & Themes)
Directions: Using your understanding of myth, read multiple origin (mythological) stories and search for archetypes and symbols. Write your finding in the boxes provided.
Key Vocabulary: origin-the beginning of something; genre-the type or category of something; archetype-a universally understood symbol, term, or pattern of behavior, a prototype upon
which others are copied, patterned, or emulated; the first of its kind; symbol-a word or object that stands for another word or object; theme-the main idea or underlying meaning of a work;
the central message the writer is trying to express, convey or teach.
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Based on your readings, what patterns, similarities and/or repetitions do you notice that reoccur in all the origin myths? _______________________________________
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