Story Lab: Crash Course Mythology

I have chosen to read and watch the Crash Course Myth videos. What's so fascinating about this resource is that it pertains a video with words (subtitles) and pictures! I am mostly a visual learner and it helped pertained my knowledge with their facts.

One of the videos have taught me that the word myth can pertain to a lot of things. The word myth use to be the name for a false story, but somehow it ended up as a true mythical story that had been retold from the original fiction story. Overall, myth isn't a story. It's a special story.

Another fun thing about this resource is that there are animated cartoon pictures involved to have a better visual for the audience. One of their episodes have also taught me that the persephone myth explains the seasons like the cycle of planting and harvesting for the actions of the immortals. Overall, lectures and stories that are shown in a video has helped the readers to become more attached. Another episode, Theories of Myth, has taught me that the characters from myths are just versions of the achetypes which can relate stories in many parts of the world.

Crash course is a great resource when it comes to creating your own stories.

Additional resources for Crash Course World Mythology: The Hero's Journey and the Monomyth.

Mythology of God's, Link Text.

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