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Myth in the proper sense is a very rich and deep word; it conveys a reflection of truth. Myths can be
true, and they are intended to convey truth even when they are not, strictly speaking, true. Myth is a
means of communicating non–empirical truth in an oral culture. A working definition of myth is "A
traditional tale with secondary, partial reference to something of collective importance." (taken from
Walter Burkert, Structure and History in GreekMythology and Ritual [Berkeley: University of
California Press, 1979] 23).I will argue that I believe the nature of the world and the role of human
beings in the world is slightly justified by the myths that were passed down by generation. In
addition, I believe, what survives is not the myth itself,...show more content...
And not only that but myths also lie in social media everywhere. People make up stories just for
there own collective importance. For example, Bloody Mary that was a huge thing when I was
growing up. It was also something that scared me for most of my child hood. Other myths that are
still told today are the gods and thunder. However there are also modern myths like blonde women
are dumb. That's a myth created by the contemporary US. It is so untrue but for some reason
Americans have made that myth of collective importance when either hiring a brunette women or a
blonde woman. That myth has no resemblance as I know of to an ancient myth, but when comparing
thunder to the gods do resemble ancient
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Paper About Myths

  • 1. Paper About Myths Myth in the proper sense is a very rich and deep word; it conveys a reflection of truth. Myths can be true, and they are intended to convey truth even when they are not, strictly speaking, true. Myth is a means of communicating non–empirical truth in an oral culture. A working definition of myth is "A traditional tale with secondary, partial reference to something of collective importance." (taken from Walter Burkert, Structure and History in GreekMythology and Ritual [Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979] 23).I will argue that I believe the nature of the world and the role of human beings in the world is slightly justified by the myths that were passed down by generation. In addition, I believe, what survives is not the myth itself,...show more content... And not only that but myths also lie in social media everywhere. People make up stories just for there own collective importance. For example, Bloody Mary that was a huge thing when I was growing up. It was also something that scared me for most of my child hood. Other myths that are still told today are the gods and thunder. However there are also modern myths like blonde women are dumb. That's a myth created by the contemporary US. It is so untrue but for some reason Americans have made that myth of collective importance when either hiring a brunette women or a blonde woman. That myth has no resemblance as I know of to an ancient myth, but when comparing thunder to the gods do resemble ancient Get more content on HelpWriting.net