What is the difference between myths,epics and history ?

Question

The answers may be provided by referencing Greek, Roman or Indian history in antiquity, or to the 18th century debate between faith and reason or in the social and mibility dynamics of 17th c. Europe, while Reformation was on.

Answer 1

A myth, in popular use, is something that is widely believed but false. This usage, which is often pejorative, arose from labeling the religious stories and beliefs of other cultures as being incorrect, but it has spread to cover non-religious beliefs as well. Because of this usage, many people take offense when the religious narratives they believe to be true are called myths (see Religion and mythology for more information). This usage is frequently confused with fiction, legend, fairy tale, folklore, fable, and urban legend, each of which has a distinct meaning in academia.

Epic, long, exalted narrative poem, usually on a serious subject, centered on a heroic figure. The earliest epics, known as primary, or original, epics, were shaped from the legends of an age when a nation was conquering and expanding; such is the foundation of the Babylonian epic of Gilgamesh, of the Iliad and the Odyssey of the Greek Homer, and of the Anglo-Saxon Beowulf. Literary, or secondary, epics, written in conscious imitation of earlier forms, are most notably represented by Vergil's Aeneid and Milton's Paradise Lost. The epic, which makes great demands on a poet's knowledge and skill, has been deemed the most ambitious of poetic forms. Some of its conventions, followed by epic writers in varying degrees, include a hero who embodies national, cultural, or religious ideals and upon whose actions depends to some degree the fate of his people; a course of action in which the hero performs great and difficult deeds; a whole era in the history of civilization; the intervention and recognition of divine or supernatural powers; the concern with eternal human problems; and a dignified and elaborate poetic style. Other works classified as epics are the Indian Mahabharata and Ramayana, the French Song of Roland, the Spanish Song of the Cid, the Germanic Niebelungenlied, Dante's Divine Comedy, Tasso's Gerusaleme Liberta, Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, Spenser's Faerie Queene, and Camões's Lusiads. A mock epic is a form of satire in which trivial characters and events are treated with all the exalted epic conventions and are made to look ridiculous by the incongruity. The plot of Pope's Rape of the Lock, one of the most famous mock epics, is based on a quarrel over the theft of a lady's curl.

Western Historiography-

Greek and Roman Historiography-
It was not until the time of the Greeks that historiography, the writing of organic history, emerged. The compilations of the logographoi in the 6th cent. B.C. were organized records. It is with some justice, however, that Herodotus is considered the first historian, because in his work appears the conscious desire to record all the significant and noteworthy circumstances surrounding a set of events and motivating the actions of people in those events. Herodotus was remarkable, too, for the scope of his interests; he recorded myths, described customs, and made speculations. He used much unverified information, however, and failed to differentiate clearly between fact and fable.

The second great Greek historian, Thucydides, was of a different stamp. In writing the history of the Peloponnesian War he limited himself to matters of state and war; he tried to establish chronology and facts with some exactitude, avoiding the digressions of Herodotus; though his attempt at writing a factual and impartial history was not entirely successful, he wrote a grave work, conveying the lessons he drew from his story. The third of the great Greek historians, Xenophon, was more devoted to the purely storytelling aspects of history.

The influence of Thucydides was early in the ascendant, and the two important Greek historians of the Roman period, Polybius and Dio Cassius, more or less modeled themselves on that master. The Roman historian Livy was more of a teller of tales, and he invoked the intervention of the gods to explain cause and effect. The great commentaries of Julius Caesar were more like inspired reporting than pure history writing, and the personal element in them was strong. Tacitus followed more or less the pattern of Thucydides but with a brooding moral interest in the decay of Roman society..

Answer 2

Myths are stories shared by a group of people, which are a part of their cultural identity. Myths can include stories about a culture's origins, their gods, events in their history where no concrete facts are remembered, etc.

History is basically our collected knowledge of the past. Unlike myth, history is based on physical evidence. That can include photos, videos, books, letters, objects, and more. What that evidence tells us is open for interpretation by historians, but they are working from a common starting point.

Sometimes history and myth come together. Most historians agree that King Arthur actually existed for instance, but they equally agree that most of the stories told about him are myths; very little is known about the historical Arthur, but it is highly doubtful he was the chivalrous, noble figure portrayed in the tales from the middle ages.

An epic in its traditional form is a long narrative poem, a-la the Iliad or the Divine Comedy. An epic may be based on either mythological or historical events, or be entirely fictional.

Answer 3

History is the detail of actual events which occurred in the past.
Myth is a saying which is believed to be correct.
Epic is a story real or imaginary but a large and inspiring story.
Now you can refer co relate whatever you want.

Answer 4

Myth is made up. History is real. An epic is a long story agbout either one!

Answer 5

History - it is the main branch of social science which tries to reconstruct past human events by means of written records. We have also reasons why we need to study history, first, to learn about the past, to understand the present, to appreciate our heritage, to broader our perspective and to acquire background for critical thinking. Geography - is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena.[1] A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes (276-194 B.C.). Four historical traditions in geographical research are the spatial analysis of natural and human phenomena (geography as a study of distribution), area studies (places and regions), study of man-land relationship, and research in earth sciences.[2] Nonetheless, modern geography is an all-encompassing discipline that foremost seeks to understand the Earth and all of its human and natural complexities-- not merely where objects are, but how they have changed and come to be. As "the bridge between the human and physical sciences," geography is divided into two main branches - human geography and physical geography.[3][4]

Answer 6

myth is a widely held false believe.epics is portraying the heroic deeds.history is the events of the past.