Classical Mythology/Quiz Theory1

{Which of the following interpretations uses etiology? - Greek myth has Gaia as the first goddess, but Zeus taking over later because a patriarchal society actually took over a matriarchal society in prehistorical times. - Kronos castrates Ouranos because ritual castration was a way Indo-European tribes symbolically transferred power from a retiring chief. + A Greek guide points to a giant rock in Crete and says that it is the rock that Rhea gave to Kronos and that he swallowed and spit out on that spot. - The story of Kronos castrating Ouranos was passed down because of the strong taboo against wanting to harm one's father in prehistorical patriarchal cultures.
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 * An example of Euhemerism, not etiology.
 * An example of the ritual school interpretation, not etiology.
 * An actual example of etiology, a myth used to explain a natural phenomenon or physical feature!
 * Freudian psychology, not etiology, argues that myths express taboo fears or desires.

{What theory of myth is implied in the following statement? Many cultures have a female earth goddess because the earth bears "children" in the form of plants. - Euhemerism + etiology - Freudian psychology - historicism
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 * Euhemerism argues that myths have a kernel of historical truth
 * YES! Etiology argues that myths arise and are passed down because they offer explanations of the natural world.
 * Freudian psychology argues that myths express taboo fears or desires.
 * Historicism is another term for Euhemerism, which argues that myths have a kernel of historical truth