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Mythology by Mind Map: Mythology

1. People

1.1. HERO

1.1.1. idealistic figure of people/hunter

1.1.1.1. strong

1.1.1.2. courage

1.1.1.3. determined

1.2. HUNTER

1.2.1. Artemis

1.2.1.1. goddess of hunters

1.2.1.1.1. also a figure of women as source of life

1.2.2. purified themselves before hunting

1.2.3. made weapons and tools to make hunting easier

1.3. SHAMAN

1.3.1. life vs. death

1.3.2. supporting hunters

1.3.2.1. studied animals

1.3.3. travelled to Underworld

1.3.3.1. know secrets of longevity

1.3.3.2. knowledge

1.4. TRADITIONS

1.4.1. rituals

1.4.1.1. worshipped gods

2. Places

2.1. UPPER WORLD

2.1.1. divine

2.1.1.1. heaven

2.2. UNDERWORLD

2.2.1. for the dead

2.2.1.1. hell

2.3. CAVES

2.3.1. sacred place to understand spiritual world

2.3.2. wall/cave art depicting rituals

2.3.3. corpses were in fetal position in their graves

3. Time

3.1. PALEOLITHIC ERA

3.1.1. c. 20000 to 8000 B.C.E.

3.1.2. myth was a religion

3.1.3. to understand death

3.1.4. ways to cope with life and death

3.2. MODERN DAY

3.2.1. science is the new myth

3.2.2. science is almost like a religion

3.2.3. myths are more of a "bedtime" story

4. Reasons

4.1. CONTACT

4.1.1. to contact their higher, more divine, beings

4.1.1.1. people wanted power

4.1.1.1.1. sky gods

4.1.1.1.2. spiritual world

4.2. BEHAVIOR

4.2.1. shows people how to behave

4.2.1.1. ticket to becoming an adult/hunter

4.3. HUNTERS

4.3.1. hunters wanted mental support

4.3.1.1. animals were considered as their friends

4.3.1.2. wanted reasons to kill the animals