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It is a story that is passed on or created that people believe, but is not proved.
A myth is a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
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∙ 13y agoA myth is a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
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What is a myth about flora?
Just any myth about flora? Which meaning of "myth" did you intend? The story of Apollo and Hyacinthus is a myth about flora. It's too long to retell here but you can find it in Book 10 of Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Myth of Narcissus is also flora related
What are the 3 components of a myth?
write a paper on myth for child care
What myths are not true about Alexander the Great?
Because it is a myth, and a myth is not true.
When was The Myth of Hitler's Pope created?
The Myth of Hitler's Pope was created in 2005.
Did a mummy ever come alive?
This is just a myth. A Childrens myth or a horror story.
Are myths really real?
By definition a myth is not true.
A story invented to explain a natural occurrence?
That is the definition of a myth.
Definition of pericles?
Pericles is a man's name. He is a character in Greek Myth and in the Shakespearean play Pericles.
Is Star Wars a myth?
No, the definition a Myth is that of a traditional story concerning the early history of a people or explaining natural or a social phenomenon & typically involving supernatural beings or events.
What is the definition of divine origin?
A creation myth or cosmogonic myth is a supernatural story or explanation that describes the beginnings of humanity, earth, life, and the universe (cosmogony), often as a deliberate act by one or more deities.
Why do some scholars say the blibical Jacob story is a myth?
A myth is a sacred story involving the activity of supernatural beings in the origins of the world or some part thereof. The story of Jacob fits this definition. Please note that the term myth as used by scholars does not imply truth or falsehood.
How old are Zeus' kids?
Zeus was a god, and gods by definition are immortal; they do not age.
How fables different from myths?
Fables have talking animals -- that's the definition of a fable. A myth is any story that makes an underlying basis to a culture.
What is the Definition for etiological legend?
A story that specific cultures use to explain their origins and the origins of the world. Think along the lines of creation myth.
What did Eliade state to be the definition of myth?
"myths reveal that the World, man, and life have a supernatural origin and history, and that this history is significant, precious, and exemplary."
Why are myths not created as frequently today?
A myth is, by definition, a story created to explain the existence or cause of certain scientific phenomena. Because of the science and widely accepted religious outlooks we have today, a myth is no longer required to explain, say, the changing of the seasons or why the sun and the moon exist.
What is the best definition of a myth?
An unproven story loosely based on facts. Some examples are God, the Loch Ness Monster, Bigfoot, the stories of the ancient Greek gods.
