Power Point on Mythology

1. Myths
By Nathan Little

2. Myths
• What are myths
• Greeks
• Romans
• Egyptians
• Viking
• Modern

3. What are myths
• Myths are stories that are created to explain the
world around us.

4. Greeks
• Greek myths are the
most well known in
the western world.
• They include Gods
like: Zeus, Ares, Hera,
and Hades

5. Romans
• The Romans adopted
Greek myths and
made them their
own.
• They used the names
of their Gods to
name planets, such
as Mars and Jupiter

6. Egyptians
• Egyptian Gods
normally had the
body of a man and
the head of an
animal.
• Some famous
Egyptian Gods
include:
Ra, Horus, and
Anibus

7. Viking
• Viking or Norse
Mythology has ever
changing stories.
Recently their
mythology has
become popular
thanks to Marvel
Comic’s THOR

8. Modern
• A modern version of
mythology is the
works of JRR Tolkien.
• His works in the Lord
of the Rings was an
attempt to create a
mythology for
England

9. Modern
• Other modern myths
include the monsters
that have been made
popular through pop
culture
• Vampires are an
example of pop
culture myths

10. Modern
• Another pop culture
myth is that of
Zombies.
• These myths crop up
in books, movies, and
video games