Myths, Legends and Fables

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Across
  1. 5. Widely told story about the past
  2. 7. Long narrative poem that is important to the history of a nation or culture
  3. 8. Fables usually have _______ characters
  4. 9. Fables always teach a _____
  5. 10. Hercules is an example of a ______
  6. 11. The hero in an epic goes on a long or dangerous _________
  7. 12. Epics tell the story of a ________ hero
Down
  1. 1. Myths can also explain elements of ______
  2. 2. Greek and Roman myths are also known as ______
  3. 3. Passing down stories by word of mouth
  4. 4. The moral is always stated at the _____ of a work
  5. 6. Brief story or poem
  6. 13. Some legends are based on _____ but others are fictional