📚 Part 1: Myth Analysis and Comparison
1. After reading the myths from different cultures, identify the main theme or message shared across all three stories:
2. Which geographical features are mentioned in each myth? Tick all that apply for each culture:
Aboriginal Australian myth:
Rivers/waterways
Desert/red earth
Mountains/rock formations
Ocean/coastal areas
Greek myth:
Mediterranean Sea
Mountains (Mount Olympus)
Islands
Olive groves/vineyards
3. How do the cultural values reflected in each myth differ? Choose the most accurate statement:
All myths emphasise individual heroism over community
Each culture's values are reflected through different character behaviours and moral lessons
The myths share identical moral messages across all cultures
Geography has no influence on the values presented in myths
4. Create a Venn diagram below comparing TWO of the myths you read. Include similarities in the overlapping section and differences in the separate sections:
🌏 Part 2: Cultural Influences on Storytelling
5. Explain how the environment and geography of a culture might influence the way they tell their myths. Provide specific examples from the texts:
6. How do First Nations Australian myths demonstrate connection to Country/Place? Give two specific examples:
Example 1: _________________________________________________
Example 2: _________________________________________________
7. Which statement best describes why similar myths exist across different cultures?
Ancient cultures copied stories from each other through trade
Humans share common experiences and questions about life, nature, and existence
All myths originated from one single culture and spread worldwide
It's purely coincidental that myths are similar
✨ Part 3: Creative Adaptation
8. Choose one myth you studied today and imagine retelling it in a completely different cultural or geographical setting (e.g., a Greek myth set in the Australian Outback, or a Norse myth set in tropical islands).
Original myth chosen: ________________________
New setting/culture: ________________________
9. Write a short paragraph (4-6 sentences) describing how you would adapt this myth to reflect the new environment and cultural values. Consider: What geographical features would change? What cultural values would be emphasised? How might the characters' behaviours differ?
10. What does this exercise teach us about the relationship between culture, place, and storytelling?
