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-- that it is believed to some extent to explain a truth. For example for a long time people believed that there were canals on Mars. Complex maps were even drawn up to show their location, but when we got there we found only a few major canyons, not a complex system.

A myth used to explain things otherwise unexplained at that time (for instance, the creation of the Cosmos) and it generally involved supernatural powers or beings. One might say they were the building blocks of religions. They do not have anything in common with contemporary "urban myths", which are often exaggerated stories or even boastful lies.

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