Lexicon

Aerocultural Studies, n.

1. The interdisciplinary study of the cultural, symbolic, and material ways humans shape, inhabit, and imagine the sky.

Aeromythology, n.

1. The study of myth, folklore, ritual, and speculative narrative as they relate to the sky and flight.

2. The ongoing creation and transmission of stories that give meaning to aerial phenomena and belief.

   Skycraft, n.

3. Creative practices embodying human–sky relations.

4. An airborne transportation device with symbolic or cultural meaning.

Analysis Framework

Aeromythic Archetypes

• (up) Ascenders — hero arc, skyward movement, aerial metaphors
• (down) Watchers — gods, surveillance,
• (forward) Breakers — forces in the air, preventative spirits
• (backward) Blockers — thresholds, ground powers, military boundaries

Myth-Media Nodes

Foundational Frames

Integrated Historic Myth Maps