M&H 2 : Definitions

 Today we thought about what a myth and a hero were. We defined these two words, using etymology.

 A HERO is a demigod for the Greeks (ἥρως heros), someone who represents his own time. 
A MYTH is a lie for the Greeks (μῦθος, muthos), something that doesn't exist, a creation of the mind.

We took the example of Marylin Monroe. She didn't exist. Norma Jean Baker did (she had brown hair, a different nose, and was quite depressed). She was her own creation. Nowadays, we can still picture her in our minds. Moreover, she could be considered as a hero, because she represented her times pretty well (glamour, turning stars into heroes, untimely and dramatic death).

Warm Up 1
Endorsement
MVP
started from scratch
 
Warm Up 2
dark side
saviours
a series
charisma
 
 
a hero
- symbolic character who was important for his time
- mythological figure, achievement
- a role model
- a superhero ii
- a courageous character
- represents a myth
- someone who fights to help others
- a person with faith / moral values who helps others
- real or imagined hero of a story
- good deeds / beating a villain
- a symbol of hope
a myth
- story about gods
- a legend
- an imaginary story about supernatural story
- a story or a person found in books, in the traditions of a country
- the hero of a story, real or not, told to people of today
- vision of a culture
- a message passed to the population / connected with faith
- a person who was meant to be dreamed of by people


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