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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
