| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ennead | egyptian pantheon 9 |
| myth | an anonymous, traditional story that explains a belief, a custom, or a mysterious natural phenomenon, comes from muthos "story" |
| stock question | used in dilemma tales for arguemental skills |
| dilemma tale | an open-ended story that concludes with a question taht asks the audience to choose from among several alternatives |
| folktale | a story that is created by the folk- the common people- and passed along orally from generation to generation |
| origin myth | stories that explain how things came to be |
| archetype | a pattern or model that serves as the basis for different, but related, versions of a character, plot or theme |
| motif | recurring story features |
| griot | the keepers of oral tradition in west Africa, |
| sage | a person greatly respected for wisdom and judgement |
| rhapsode | Greek society serving as both oral historians and entertainers |
| arete | greek discipline |
| niti | worldly wisdom |
| rita | persuasive cosmic order |
| secular | not religous |
| psychomachia | internal conflict |
| hubris | excessive pride |
| tragic flaw | a charachter's flaw or weakness |
| internal vs. external conflict | soul problems vs. tangible problems |
| legend | a story about extraordinary deeds, based to some extent on fact |
| epic | long narrative work that relates the deeds of a ;arger-than-life hero who embodies the values of his or her society |
| narrative/prose | a kind of writing that tells a story or relates an event |
| psalms | a sacred song or hymn |
| parables | a short narrative that teaches a moral, or lesson about life |
| karma | a sanskrit word meaning action |
| dharma | meaning to hold. |
| moksha | liberation |
| nirvana | liberation to be with Brahma |
| shanti | peace |
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