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Mythology: Definition and Types

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What does the term 'anthropomorphism' refer to?

The belief in multiple gods

The practice of creating works of art

The attribution of human characteristics to animals (correct)

The study of ancient civilizations

What is the concept of allegory primarily concerned with?

Dream interpretation and collective unconscious

Typology of narrative structures

Historical events and kings

Sustained metaphor and physical representation (correct)

Who is attributed with the psychological theories related to myths and dreams?

Walter Burkert and Heinrich Schliemann

Euhemerus of Messene

Vladimir Propp and Claude Lévi-Strauss

Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung (correct)

In the context of structuralism, what does Vladimir Propp's theory focus on?

Typology of narrative structures and sequences Signup and view all the answers

Who is recognized as a pioneering archaeologist associated with excavations at Troy and Mycenae?

Heinrich Schliemann Signup and view all the answers

What was excavated by Sir Arthur Evans, as mentioned in the text?

Cnossus on the island of Crete Signup and view all the answers

What is the etymology of the word 'myth'?

Mythos: 'word', 'speech', 'tale', 'story' Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of 'Traditional Tale' as per the text?

Hit and Myth: Definition of Myth: 'Traditional Tale' Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used for a Modern Analogue of a myth that includes ordinary people and magic, as per the text?

Urban legend Signup and view all the answers

What does Rationalism, as per Ancient Greek interpretations of Myth, advocate?

Explanatory Etiological Signup and view all the answers