LITERATURE QUESTIONS
FOLK LITERATURE
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Fable
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Folk Tale
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Myth
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Stories of the gods and goddesses and their adventures were told in myths. The Greeks did not believe that gods and goddesses were all-powerful. They did have special powers, but they were just as flawed as humans.
Detailed explanation-2: -A major branch of classical mythology, Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore.
Detailed explanation-3: -The myth of Pandora’s Box comes from ancient Greek mythology and was used to explain why bad things happen in the world. The story goes that Prometheus gave the gift of fire to humans, but Zeus was deeply unhappy and wanted to punish Prometheus for this.
Detailed explanation-4: -Usually taking the form of an allegorical tale (with a moral about living life in a good way), myths and legends often feature mythical creatures and famous heroes/warriors. This is why there are often many variations of the same core story between different cultures.