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Stories passed down by word of mouth are oral traditions.These stories are also known as folk stories or folk tales.
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How was greek myths passed on from generation to generation?
From word of mouth
How do you start an ancient Greek myth?
One cannot "just start" a myth. Myths are the result of oral traditions that go back thousands of years before they are ever written down; passed down from word of mouth from generation to generation; sometimes before a culture developed writing.
What is the definition of oral tradition?
Oral history is history that was not written down as it happened but after it had been passed down by word of mouth. Great grandparents told their children who told their children who told you. It was also stories that were handed down from generation to generation in cultures so that it would be remembered. Eventually it would be written, but when it was finally written there were no living wittnesses.
How did hindus orignally transmit the rig veda?
The Vedic information was a 'jealously guarded secret' of an influential group of individuals called Brahmanas. The information was memorised and passed on to the next generation by word of mouth.
Which country did the word theme come from?
There is a Latin word 'thema' meaning a subject or a thesis. The same word in Greek is a proposition or a subject as in 'something set down'. This word was adopted into the French language in the 13th Century and changed to 'temse. (the 's' may well have been silent.) The word then passed into general European usage, adopting the local language variations
What is the word of god passed down by word of mouth?
I think it's called oral tradition.
What are the parts or features of a folktale?
A story with fanciful elements, which may or may not be historically verifiable, that has been passed down by word of mouth for many generations.
What do you call stories passed down from generations to generations by word of mouth?
They are called myths
What is a story or legend passed down from generation to generation?
A story or legend passed down from generation to generation is called oral history, oral tradition, or folklore.
What is the name is a story that was told rather than written?
An oral story is typically referred to as a "folktale" or "oral tradition." These stories are passed down through generations by word of mouth rather than being recorded in writing.
What is the holy book of voodoo?
Voodoo does not have a holy book. Rather, it is passed down by word of mouth.
Who wrote the epic poem called Beowulf?
Unfortunately the author of Beowulf is unknown, because it was passed down orally (by word of mouth, through story telling) generation after generation. Sorry!
Is Australian aboriginal music written down?
No Aboriginal music was passed down through word to mouth. Meaning they never wrote it down.
Why does legends exist in almost every culture?
Many have been passed down by word of mouth throughout centeries.
What is an anonymous story handed down by word of mouth within a certain culture or group of people?
Legend
What is the source of mythology?
There is no known course of mythology; most authors are anonymous. But, most are passed down by word of mouth, generation to generation.
What do you call the beliefs that have been taught by the church and passed down to us by word?
Anything passed down by word of mouth is an oral tradition. Anything taught by the church would be a ecclesiastical tradition. So it looks like you're looking for an oral ecclesiastical tradition.
