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18 Cards in this Set
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A supernatural character that has the power to make extraordinary things happen.
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mythic hero
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From the Greek for "opposing actor," a person, force or emotion against whom the protagonist must struggle
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antagonist
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Stories shared and passed down from one generation to another which are accepted as true, but cannot be checked.
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legends
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People who grow up at about the same time
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generation
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Stories that were passed along by word of mouth before being written down.
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folk tales
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A woman who commits an act of remarkable bravery or who has shown great courage.
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heroine
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A story related to mythology. It is usually set in non-existent places and features supernatural beings.
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fairy tales
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From the Greek "first actor," this is the story's principal character.
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protagonist
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An imaginative or fanciful work, esp. one dealing with supernatural or unnatural events or characters
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fantasy
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Folktales that have a moral and usually have animal characters that teaches a lesson.
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fable
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A made-up story that explains the existence of a natural phenomenon.
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myth
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A tale (most often an animal tale) in which the main character constantly tries to trick other characters.
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trickster tale
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A way of speaking that is characteristic of a particular region or group of people.
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dialect
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Cannot be explained by science or natural causes
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supernatural
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A story about people or animals who do amazing or unbelievable things and exaggerates a story so that it could never, ever, ever be true
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tall tale
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A transformation, as by magic or sorcery.
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metamorphosis
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Any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the embodiment of force.
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god or goddess
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Beliefs and customs of a group of people.
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culture
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