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Introduction
Definition of Myth
What is Myth? Crash Course Video
Purpose of Myth
How and Why We Read Literature Crash Course Video
Types of Myths and Their Functions
The Functions of Mythology -- The Matriarchal Society
Theories of Myth Crash Course Video
What is Mythology? From World Mythology
Andy Gurevich
Myth & Metaphor From World Literature
1. Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses
2. Ancient Mesopotamian Gods and Goddesses - Anšar and Kišar
Dig Deeper: Myth and Religious Doctrine
Dig Deeper -- The Universal Myth: Defining and Finding the Oldest Myths
Osiris, Isis, and Horus
3. Chapter Three - Myth & Archetype
The Myth Onion
Background on Greek and Roman Mythology with Game
The Iliad, by Homer
Earth Mothers and Rebellious Sons Crash Course Video
Creation Myths: Social Orders Crash Course Video
Intro to Trickster Crash Course Video
Norse Creation Myth
Norse Pantheon Crash Course
Ragnorak Crash Course Video
Baldr's Death
Demeter and Persephone
4. Orpheus and Eurydice
Inanna’s Descent to the Underworld
The Woman Who Fell from the Sky
Egyptian Mythology Background Lesson
Chat with an Expert -- The Egyptians Video
5. Celtic Mythology Background Lesson
Celtic and Nordic Paganism
Monsters Crash Course Video
Serpents and Dragons Crash Course Video
Fifteen Amazing Goddesses from Around the World Video
Great Goddess Crash Course Video
The Greatness of Goddesses Crash Course Video
Male and Female Divine Prezi
Archetypes and Male Divinities Crash Course Video
Isis and Osiris
Pythagoras
Dedi and the Children of Rud-dedit
The Phoenix
Hindu Background
American Tricksters Crash Course Video
Myth & Ritual
Popol Vuh
Aztec Historical and Cultural Background
Chat with an Expert: Mayan Civ & Aztec similarities
The Twins and the Ball Game of the Dark House
Similarities of Mayan and Hindu Culture
Aztec Creation Myth
Joseph Campbell and the Myth of the Hero's Journey
The Hero's Journey and the Monomyth Crash Course
Joseph Campbell's Graphic of the Monomyth Hero's Journey
The Heroine's Journey
Graphic Organizer for the Heroine's Journey
Myth & The Hero --Introduction to Gilgamesh
The Story of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh the Sumerian King Crash Course Video
What Really Happened to Achilles?
The Full Story of Achilles
Holy Grail Hero's Journey Crash Course Video
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