Classical Mythology/Quiz Theory2

Link each statement about myths to the theory or theories that form the basis for the statement.

{Oedipus's myth is powerful because he violates strongly held social beliefs, by committing incest and killing his father. --+--- Which theory?
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 * Euhemerism | Etiology | Freudian Psych | Jungian Psych | Charter | Ritual
 * Freudians would say that the myth has repressed or taboo desires or fears. 

{The myth of Kadmos founding Thebes is a dimly remembered account of settlers coming to Greece from Southwestern Asian civilizations such as Babylon. +- Which theory?
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 * Euhemerism | Etiology | Freudian Psych | Jungian Psych | Charter | Ritual
 * Euhemerists argue that myth mainly contains a distorted kernel of long-ago events.

{Every hero and founder defeats a female monster, such as Oedipus's defeat of the sphinx, thus justifying male rule over women. +- Which theory?
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 * Euhemerism | Etiology | Freudian Psych | Jungian Psych | Charter | Ritual
 * In this interpretation, these myths are charters created and perpetuated to promote and justify the status quo.

{For untold generations, stories about a trickster have become hard-wired into humanity, manifesting itself in myths such as how Hermes stole cattle from Apollo. ---+-- Which theory?
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 * Euhemerism | Etiology | Freudian Psych | Jungian Psych | Charter | Ritual
 * Jungian psychology argues that myths express story patterns hard-wired into human consciousness.

{Athenians used to point to a salt-water spring as the gift from Poseidon when he and Athena held a contest to see who could benefit Athens more. -+ Which theory?
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 * Euhemerism | Etiology | Freudian Psych | Jungian Psych | Charter | Ritual
 * The story of the contest between Athena and Poseidon explains the natural phenomenon of the salt-water spring.

{The myth of Kronos castrating Ouranos reflects ceremonies in which Greek or pre-Greek tribes would symbolically castrate a retiring chief. -+ Which theory?
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 * Euhemerism | Etiology | Freudian Psych | Jungian Psych | Charter | Ritual
 * For the ritual school, myths are secondary explanations based upon the many rituals in place in society.