Source #1: Myth and Knowing: An Introduction to World Mythology by Scott Leonard and Michael McClure (book from pages 232-239)
Source #2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htaxNlSHdAI (web)

The 2 sources are already provided for you above.

1. Do a close reading of both sources, noting the elements (the symbols, the juxtapositions, the events, etc.)
◦Understand what is the larger purpose of the myth (for example, is the myth about a sociological function; is the myth paradigmatic for behaviors; is the myth about the relationship between man and divine? NOTE: Most myths address all these levels, but most myths will also have one function or purpose that overarches)
◦One you have understood the larger purpose, examine its various elements from that perspective. For example, examine what symbols it uses and why? What paradigmatic behaviors do its characters portray and why? Etc.
◦NOTE: you must necessarily see these elements in relation to the myth’s respective culture and explore how and why the elements of the myth are significant to that society and to the people of that society.

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