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| When a methaphor or symbol is broken down into its component parts |
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| Ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity |
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| Intended to ward off or turn away evil |
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| (pronounced "auto-thon-ic) aboriginal; indigenous; native to a particular place.Sometimes these original inhabitants were thought to have b een born directly from the earth. |
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| (pronounced "thon'-ic") pertaining to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth [Greek, khthonios, under the earth, khthon, the earth] |
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| A theory or story of the genesis and development of the universe or the solar system. Thus, creation myths are in The World of Myth termed cosmogonies. |
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| Similar to cosmogony, but with less emphasis on creation or origins and more on the study of how the universe works now. |
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| (pronounced "en-e-ad') a group of nine person or things [Greek, ennead, nine] |
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| Giving one's name to a tribe, place, etc. |
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| The study of causes, causation, or reasons for being. In mythology, an etiological myth explains a natural occurring phenomena in supernatural terms. |
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| The study of word origins and derivation |
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| A body of traditional belief, custom, and expression, handed down largely by word of mouth |
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| The belief in one god without denying the existence of other gods |
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| occurs when a word or phrase is taken out of its normal context and placed with the parameters of another context |
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| "traditional stories a society tells itself that encode or represent the worldview, beliefs, principles. and often fears of that society." |
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| When an inanimate object takes on the qualities and characteristics of a human being |
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| The belief in multiple gods |
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| When a concrete object is taken and used as something different. For example, a flag is the symbol of the United States |
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| A blending of religiions to create a new religion |
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| An account of the origin of the gods |
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| The appearance of a god to man (usually in the form of a cloud, burning bush or pillar of dust) |
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| Being partly bestial and partly human in form |
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