Fables, Myths, & Legends
Myth
Key Features:
• passed down by word of mouth and storytelling
• often explains why something in nature happens
• characters usually represent some part of nature
Key Features:
• passed down by word of mouth and storytelling
• often explains why something in nature happens
• characters usually represent some part of nature
Legends
Key Features:
• may be based on historical characters or events
• invents or exaggerates the great deeds of a hero
• uses details to describe the fictional traits of the hero
• is often part fact and part fiction
Key Features:
• may be based on historical characters or events
• invents or exaggerates the great deeds of a hero
• uses details to describe the fictional traits of the hero
• is often part fact and part fiction