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S6E10 - It's Re-Mago-ble: Haesik and Dalsun

Jun 3, 2022
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INSIGHT

Universal Motifs in Myths

  • Universal motifs appear across different mythologies despite cultural differences.
  • These motifs reveal shared themes in storytelling around the world.
ANECDOTE

Origin of Sun and Moon

  • A Korean myth tells how siblings Hechik and Dausun escaped a tiger and became the moon and sun in the sky.
  • The story explains natural phenomena in an imaginative way, like why the moon chases the sun.
INSIGHT

Myths as Early Science

  • Myths helped ancient people understand natural phenomena before modern science.
  • They provide cultural meaning and appreciation for things once unexplainable, like the sun and moon.
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