Creation Stories Prcis

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Creation Stories Précis

• 1st Sentence The _____ cultures creation
  stories rhetorical verb that
• 2nd Sentence Explain plot of the creation story.
• 3rd Sentence The _____ cultures purpose is to
  _______ in order to _______ .
• 4th Sentence The stories language is aimed
  toward _____ audience who

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First Sentence
Edith Hamiltons anthology Mythology (1942)
asserts that Greek heroes each face similar
circumstances and follow a similar course
throughout their lives.
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Second Sentence
By telling the stories of four Greek heroes,
Perseus, Theseus, Jason, and Hercules, Hamilton
shows the nine archetypal traits of the hero
unusual birth, leaves family, special weapon,
life-changing event, supernatural help, quest,
unhealable wound, atonement with father, and
apotheosis.
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Third Sentence

• Hamiltons purpose is to inform readers of the
  connections between heroes in order to develop
  appreciation of the nature of hero stories.

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Fourth Sentence

• Hamiltons language is meant for an intelligent
  audience who appreciates the magic of mythology
  That radiant personage told him that before he
  attacked Medusa, he must be properly equipped.