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Fairy Tales: Stories Featuring Magical Beings, Often with Moral Lessons.

Fairy Tales: Stories Featuring Magical Beings, Often with Moral Lessons (A Lecture) (Cue dramatic music and a shimmering spotlight) Welcome, welcome, dear students of… well, life! Today, we’re diving headfirst…

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Mythology and Legends

Folk Tales: Stories Handed Down Orally, Often Featuring Magic, Animals, or Everyday People.

Folk Tales: Stories Handed Down Orally, Often Featuring Magic, Animals, or Everyday People (Welcome, Story Seekers! Grab a comfy cushion, maybe a flagon of something vaguely alcoholic, and prepare to…

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Folklore Studies: Exploring Traditional Beliefs, Customs, and Narratives Passed Down Through Generations.

Folklore Studies: Exploring Traditional Beliefs, Customs, and Narratives Passed Down Through Generations (A Humorous Lecture) (Opening slide: A picture of a slightly bewildered-looking Indiana Jones staring at a leprechaun. 🍀)…

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The Revival of Mythology: Reinterpreting and Reimagining Ancient Myths for Contemporary Audiences.

The Revival of Mythology: Reinterpreting and Reimagining Ancient Myths for Contemporary Audiences 🧙‍♂️✨ (A Lecture for Myth-Nerds, Storytellers, and Anyone Who's Ever Wondered What Zeus Would Tweet) Good morning, fellow…

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Mythology in Modern Culture: References in Film, Television, Video Games, and Popular Media.

Mythology in Modern Culture: From Mount Olympus to Marvel Studios! 🎬🎮📚 (Welcome, Myth-Maniacs and Culture Vultures! Today's lecture explores the surprisingly pervasive presence of mythology in the modern world. Fasten…

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Mythology in Literature: Exploring How Ancient Myths Inspire Modern Stories, Poems, and Plays.

Mythology in Literature: Exploring How Ancient Myths Inspire Modern Stories, Poems, and Plays (Lecture Hall ambience fades in, then fades slightly under the speaker's voice. A projector screen displays the…

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Mythology in Ancient Art: Depicting Gods, Heroes, and Mythical Scenes.

Mythology in Ancient Art: Depicting Gods, Heroes, and Mythical Scenes - A Whimsical Lecture (Professor Armchair, PhD, dusts off his spectacles and beams at the (imaginary) audience.) Welcome, welcome, my…

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Euhemerism: Interpreting Myths as Distorted Accounts of Historical Events.

Euhemerism: Myths as Historical Easter Eggs 🥚 (Or, How That Flying Horse Might Just Have Been a Really Fast One) (Lecture Hall Setup: A projector displays a title slide with…

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Myth and History: Distinguishing Between Historical Events and Mythological Narratives.

Myth and History: Distinguishing Between Historical Events and Mythological Narratives (A Lecture in Two Parts, with Snacks) (Professor Quentin Quibble, Chair of Slightly-Less-Than-Absolute Truths, addresses the assembled students. He adjusts…

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Mythology and Religion: How Myths Form the Basis of Belief Systems.

Mythology and Religion: How Myths Form the Basis of Belief Systems (A Lecture in Slightly Organized Chaos) (Professor Mythos, slightly dishevelled, bursts onto the stage, tripping over a stack of…

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