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  • What is mythology?
  • Myths, legends, folktales, and fables.
  • Mythology serves many purposes.
  • There are various types of myths.
  • We have had deities for many aspects of life.   
  • "God" is different from mythological gods and goddesses.  
  • Ancient myths live in our culture. 
  • Our modern society has its own myths.  
  • We each have our own mythology.  
  • Similar myths exist in every culture.  
  • Myths are metaphorical.
  • Myths represent forces in the psyche and the world.
  • Mythology is a valid way to look at the world. 
  • Can we use mythology in psychology?    
  • Why do we mythologize?

  • "Myths and Myth-Makers Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology" by John Fiske

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  • Characters in Mythology

  • West Asia

  • South and Central Asia

  • East Asia

  • Europe

  • The Americas

  • Africa

  • Oceania

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  • Mythology from around the world

  • Creation Myths

  • Africa 

  • Ainu

  • Apache  

  • Australian Aboriginal  

  • Aztec  

  • Chelan  

  • Chinese 

  • Choctaw  

  • Comanche 

  • Digueno  

  • Hawaii  

  • Hindu  

  • Hopi 

  • Hungarian  

  • Inuit  

  • Iroquois  

  • Japanese  

  • Judeo-Christian 

  • Maya  

  • Mik'Maq  

  • Salish  

  • Scandinavian  

  • Shilluk  

  • Sikh  

  • Tahitian  

  • Vodun  

  • Yokut 

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  • Flood Myths

  • Sumerian  

  • Babylonian  

  • Hebrew  

  • Australian  

  • Chaldean  

  • Zoroastrian  

  • Hindu  

  • Greco-Roman   

  • Jicarilla  

  • Mayan  

  • Aztec  

  • Squamish  

  • Skagit 

  • Mandingo  

  • "People of Mount Jefferson" 

  • Yakima  

  • Cado  

  • Chippewa  

  • Navaho  

  • Hopi  

  • Pima  

  • Andaman  

  • Huarochiri   

  • Miao/Yao  

  • Hawaiian  

  • Batak  

  • Scandinavian  

  • Celtic  

  • Yoruba   

  • Kabadi  

  • Gunwinggu  

  • Wiranggu  

  • Palau Isles  

  • Tahitian   

  • Samoan  

  • Quillayute  

  • Nizqualli  

  • Kamu  

  • Shasta  

  • Cheyenne  

  • Lakota  

  • Tsetsaut  

  • Papago   

  • Toltec  

  • Huichol  

  • Malorotare   

  • Yanomamo  

  • Yamana   

  • Yuma   

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  • Mythology Geographically Speaking

  • Countries that describe:

  • West Asia

  • South and Central Asia

  • East Asia

  • Europe

  • The Americas

  • Africa

  • Oceania

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  • Types of Mythology

  • Creation Myths

  • Myths of Heroes

  • Myths of Gods and Goddesses

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