HUM1020 Chapter 3

The problem of suffering, woman as transgressor, and curiosity are all part of the

Greek myth of Pandora.

The 1959 Brazilian film Black Orpheus is an updated version of a myth involving

a descent into the underworld.

Freudians may interpret the Minotaur myth as

a young person's arriving at sexual maturity.

A mythical figure known more for virtue and contributions to society than for singular exploits is an example of

an Asian or Middle Eastern hero.

What does Carl Jung call the models that help us understand experiences and deal with the difficult task of being human?

archetypes

The myths of childhood

are representative of how we absorb values.

The Oedipus plays and The Oresteia plays all concern myths of

being cursed by fate.

Jung's label for the idea that humans share inborn and instinctual models for understanding human experience is

collective unconscious.

"What goes around comes around"; "Just desserts"; "All you need is love"; are all categories of

common sayings.

Alfred Lord Tennyson's poem "The Lotos-eaters," based on a section of Homer's The Odyssey, is considered an example of how myth

continues to influence the humanities.

The myth also known as "the problem of evil" concerns

human suffering.

The type of myth most likely to contain fairy tales is

myth of childhood.

Recent clichés such as "It is what it is" and "You only live once" might best be thought of as examples of

popular mythology.

With respect to childhood myths, Stephen's Sondheim's Into the Woods is meant to

shatter comforting illusions.

A myth is best understood as a

story, perhaps historical, that explains something beyond the natural.

Which famous archetype is associated with the Western journey?

the Holy Grail

Early recognition, great deeds, and eventual loss of power are characteristic of

the hero archetype.

If the myth we are studying involves the notion that life is a series of happenings rather than a quest, that myth is an example of

the non-Western idea of life as a journey.

If we believe that some famous actors (such as Robert Downey Jr.) or wealthy people (such as Bill Gates) might be authorities on things such as politics, we are seeing a modern example of which mythical feature?

the special someone

Creation myths deal with

the unsolved question of the world's origin.