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1.         A myth is a traditional story about gods or goddesses and their journey through life.

Ex. The myth of Demeter and Persephone explains the changing of the seasons.

2.        A hero is a normal looking man or women with either super power or super strength.

Ex. The muscular hero Hercules had super strength, which didn’t always work out for the best.

3.        When a hero goes on a quest to fulfill a test given to him, it is called a hero journey.

Ex. Marduk goes on a quest to kill Tiamat.

4.        The word universal applies to all or everything.  The universe is very large and effective.

Ex. The universe is very large and it affects everyone.

5.        An original model or type is called an archetype.

Ex. An original song redone

6.        When something goes in circular motion or patter it is cyclical.

Ex. When a cd plays it goes in a cyclical pattern.

7.        Duality is the state of twoness, division or separation.

Ex. Water/Land

8.        Creation is the starting or the beginning of something new.

Ex. When God created the heavens and the earth and everything in it.

9.        The study of the world or universe is known as cosmology.

 

10.     Death creates life, the death of something old to create something new. So from this we get life out of death.

Ex. An example of life out of death is when we shoot a deer or elk for food to keep us living.

11.      A sacrifice is an offering or a gift given up for a better outcome.

Ex.  When we give something up for the better, like giving up our chair for an elderly person

12.     Matriarchal is often known as the foundation of female power, knowing that mother rules and the idea of mother earth.

13.     Patriarchal is known as male power, the father sky, sky being over all so the father figure is over all.