Myth is a marvelous source for releasing imagination, since the stories of myth contain strange images and shocking metaphors. These stories are not just fanciful; they are provocative. Myths provoke. Because they rupture normal perception, myths can awaken and illuminate what waits to be expressed, not what is already known. Myths, then, are excellent vehicles for encouraging creativity in the classroom, no matter what level of student.  A final project in my myth class requires a response to an impression, the “impress” being that which affected deeply both mind and feeling. My art students' impressions ranged from wooden models, clay sculptures, or drawings; to chess pieces, songs, or monologues.  In constructing their responses, many students were illuminating aspects of themselves of which they were previously unaware.  And as a class we came to discover that what is called “myth” has actually anticipated what modern science calls “theory,” as in quantum mechanics or string theory. Story and science, myth and theory: these are creative ventures toward brave new worlds.