MYTHS - 1st Posting
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What do you understand by myths?
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Myths are fictitious old stories with heroes that are made to explain something that has no proper explanation.
Myths are fictitious and old stories which explain something that has no real reason behind it.
Myths are stories which are not true and have been passed down from generation to generation. Fables and legends have a different meaning. These three words are always being used wrongly.
Myths are make-believe stories that have been passed down since the older generation. in every generation, the myth will change a little to make the story more interesting(but more unbelieveble).
For me, I think myths are well-known stories that are ancient people's way of explaining events that seem "magical" to them. Myths are usually untrue.
Myths are stories with fictional characters. Most of the charcters are Greek gods, or famous heros and heroines. Myths are fictional with no meaning behind it.
"characters" sorry!
Myths are ficttitious stories that often include people with supernatural powers like gods and spirits.
Hi Mrs Simon and juniors! Just thought I'd give my two cents worth.
Myths are essentially fictonal stories, anecdotes or even epics that attempt to explain the supernatural, or just anything which defies logic. One example would be the myth of the Minotaur. Myths can be made up to explain social rituals, society and religion. Thus, a certain degree of blind faith is required to believe myths.
A myth is a fictional story from the past which tells us something but doesn't really elaborates on its contents. Myths are an oral tradition which is passed down and many parts are left put as it is being passed down the generations.
Myths are fictional stories to explain what people cannot during ancient times.
Myths are stories that are old and historical and is created to explain things that are never proven or unexplainable
Myths are traditional stories that explain a cultural belief or a natural phenomenon.
Myths are fictional stories from the past that explains why something happens
Myths are any invented stories to explain something when people do not have explanations about it. It can also be an imaginary or fictitious person or thing.
Myths are fictitious stories to explain something that has no explanation.
Myths are legendary stories that explains things in nature and is passed down from generation to generation.
Myths are stories that are not true and used to explain things that science cannot explain.
myths are old stories that are used to explain things that the people in the olden days could not understand with science.
I think myths are fictitious stories passed down through many generations. They are most often fake and involve mythical creatures like gods, dragons and so on.
Myths are fictitious stories which are not real. It usually consists of gods.It is passed down from generation and as they are being passed down, they are being changed a little by little so different people may have heard different stories. They are made to explain happenings that people were not able to explain in the past.
Myths are stories that are not true and normally involve gods, heroes and supernatural beings. At least that is what I think.....
Myths are stories usually involving god or heroes to explain something. (though some of them are boring or disgusting)
Fables are the ones that your parents tell you before you go to bed when you are young.If they did not do it to you, well they did to me My parents did tell me Chinese fables at night. They mostly contain morals and animals are the common characters used
Oh yes, I forgot to add something to my comment. There can be many variations to a myth as they have been passed down over thousands of years and because they were told orally, the story might have changed numerous times. By the way, Why is Lawrence talking about Fables? I thought the post was on Myths...?
Myths are stories that are either true of false. They usually have something to do with gods, heroes and devils. They are made by people from the ancient civilizations to explain things that have no explaination.
Myths are usaually stories about heroes, gods and supernatural beings to explain a natural phenomenon
Myths are fictitious stories. They explain something that has no explanation. They normally include people with special powers like Hercules, Zules, Atlas and many others.
Xin-Yi, for your information, it should be "Zeus" not "Zules". Zues is the King of Greek gods and also the god of the skies, if I am not mistaken.
Myths are stories which are not true. The stories are about fictitous characters like gods, heroes/heroines, talking animals and so on. They are stories which have been passed down from generation to generation. They are passed down orally so there are many versions of it and sometimes, the story line might even be changed! Myths are also used, in the olden times, to explain things which they could not explain last time, as they had no Science.
If my name appears as "Unknown", I'm actually Christel.
Myths are about mythical stories with mythical characters like gods, unicorns, etc. in it. Most of these myths are false.
Myths are stories that are used to explain natural phenomenons and Science. They are beliefs that are used by the ancient civilizations as the people did not know much about Science yet.
A myth is a story made to explain a phenomenon that could not be explained logically.
Myths are stories made up by the people of the past to make us believe in something they want to try to say.
Myths are stories that are made to explain a phenomenon of nature that nobody knows how to explain. They are usually passed down from generation to generation.
Myths are fictitious stories that are about a hero, creature, or a phenomenon. They are passed down from generation to generation.
Myths are stories about gods and heroes. Sometimes, heroic acts are included as well. By the way, I am sorry that I put up the post on fables.
Myths are old stories that have been orally passed down from generation to generation. Older generations used myths to explain things that were still unclear to them. Myths do not have any meaning and are usually untrue. Myths consist of fictional characters such as greek gods.
I think myths are stories about past events and creatures.
Teng Chun, you have spelled the word "fictitious" in your comment wrongly, if I am not mistaken.
Justin, your comment is really long, but very interesting at the same time. Justin, from your points of view, I really doubt you are a Christian.
Christel is still 'unknown'...
Myths are old tales passed down by people to explain something that could not be explained long ago. So they created myths to "explain" how this and that happened. Now that we have science and advanced technology, we can explain these things scientificly, but myths also show the creativity of the people who made them long ago.
Rafe, for your information, "Zeus" is spelled as "Zues" in your comment.
Rafe,you spelled 'Zues' wrongly. The proper name for 'Zues' is Zeus.
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