2007-05-21 11:35:32 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
To explain the unexplainable, like why the seasons turn. Back in the ancient times, science didn't cover much because they didn't have the equipment and methods we have.
2007-05-21 11:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by James_Stormwind 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Myth is the song and account of the inspired poet. On them, humanity built her cultural life. Culture is a child of myth. If culture languishes, civilization perishes.
The myths teach the notion of the sacred, show the twin heights of beauty and meaning, and allow serene navigation in life.
The myths sustain the spiritual life of generations, the art of ages, and the very pillars of society.
2007-05-21 12:40:04 · answer #2 · answered by Arcsol 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read Joseph Campbell. He made an entire career out of this subject.
Myths impart ethic advice, entertain, discuss life events like Marriage, coming of age, etc. They are sometimes primitive attempts to explain and understand the world around us. Some give religious advice. Often they are like Urban Myths in that they warn us about the possible consequences of bad action. They are subconscious and usually not about hat they seem to be about.
The Frog Prince is one of Campbell's most famous discussion. It isn't about a little girl who has a bad tiem with a frog, it's about the transition of a young couple from single individuals to married couple.
2007-05-21 11:55:11 · answer #3 · answered by Cindy H 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What Are Myths
2016-10-30 10:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Myth are used for, present tense, to explain things that at the current time seem unexplainable.
2007-05-21 12:06:57 · answer #5 · answered by tabb 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They originated mostly as religions which are now obsolete like the Ancient Greek and Roman ones, though they also incorporate folklore and superstition. They are now treated as stories for entertainment, but this helps them survive. It's interesting that some people have gone back to worshipping the gods of Greece, but the pagans have been doing that in imitation of the druids, etc., for decades, at least.
2007-05-21 12:05:59 · answer #6 · answered by jenesuispasunnombre 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that before, myths were used to explain natural things?...
2007-05-21 13:24:44 · answer #7 · answered by bazackodogs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Myths are stories to explain the unexplained, or pass it along
2007-05-21 11:40:11 · answer #8 · answered by danae 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To answer questions that people could'nt answer along time ago. Then, as years passed, and people got reall answers, those myths slowly turned into stories told by people for fun.
2007-05-21 13:45:28 · answer #9 · answered by Leesh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Myths are simply stories that you want to know are/were true or not. They are basically a simple form of entertainment.
2007-05-21 13:36:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋