MYTHS

MYTHS

By Conor O Brien and Kevin Lin

5 Facts about U.F.O.'s

• Saxons besieging the Sigiburg Castle in 776, encountered a craft bearing "the likeness of two large flaming shields reddish in color" floating overhead, thus frightening off the invaders. This is believed to be the first U.F.O. sighting.

• People believe that U.F.O.'s are spacecraft carrying aliens.

• U.F.O. stands for Unidentified Flying Object.This name was given by the U.S. military.

• U.F.O. sightings have increased by around 67% since 2011.

• Many people believe that U.F.O.'s abduct cows to experiment on.

U.F.O.'s

About Myths

Today we are going to focus on three specific myths.

A myth is a supernatural story that usually explains why something happens

A lot of people believe in myths but many more do not. Personally I willing to believe in them unless they are proven to be false.

None of these myths explain anything and none of them are connected but they are quite well known.

Introduction

Quiz Warning

Quiz

Q1. What do myths usually explain?

A1. Why something happens.

Q2. What does the Norwegian word krake refer to?

A2. Twisted or sick animal

Q3. Who owned the island of Atlantis?

5 facts about the Kraken

• The Kraken is a very big squid​

The Kraken is so big that it is said to be able to swallow ships whole​

• It is said to dwell off the coasts of Norway and Greenland.​

• The word 'Kraken comes from the Norwegian word krake which refers to something twisted or a sick animal.​

A3. Atlas.

• Some people believe that the Kraken is more crab or octopus like than squid like​.

Q4. What does U.F.O. stand for?

Kraken and Atlantis

A4. Unidentified Flying Object

5 facts about Atlantis

• It is an island in Greek Mythology belonging to Atlas.

• Atlas organized raid after raid on other islands and gained a fearsome reputation.

Q5. Can you name another myth that we haven't spoken about?

• After getting angry with the Atlanteans for attacking Athens, the goddess Athena sunk Atlantis below the Atlantic Ocean.

• People believe that Atlantis is located near the rock of Gibraltar on the board of spain.

• There are rumors that Atlantis was created on Mars and transferred to Earth by using some sort of device which allowed Atlanteans to travel through space and time.

A5. Irish folk tales are NOT myths