What is a myth?
It is difficult to define exactly what a myth is. It is generally described as a story which is the product of the imagination. However myths were obviously more than just folk tales for example to the Ancient Greeks.
Some of them seem to he attempts to explain things that would nowadays be described scientifically, such as how the world began. Ancient pepple had no scientific knowledge so used their imaginations to fill the gap.
Others seem to be elaborations of historical events in which human kings or heroes became like gods and did things no person could really do. This type of story is often called a legend.
Others do not fit in either of these categories and at this distance of time it is impossible to know why such gods and myths were invented and worshiped.
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