Foundation of Mythology

Foundations of Mythology

Name

Hum/105

May 23, 2015

Professor

University of Phoenix

“How is the word myth used popularly? For example, what does the statement, It's a myth mean? In contrast, how is the word myth used in the academic context?” (University of Phoenix, 2012).

Myths have been around for thousands of years and are typically passed down from one generation to the next generation. There are many reasons for these myths to be passed along through the many generations of a family. Certain types of myths that are passed down through the generations help to tell a story which others wise would be dismissed or forgotten and even to help teach future generations about the family history. Myths that are passed down through the generations have really not evidence or even truth to them myths or fables are sometimes stories that are made up an example; Santa Clause, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, and Sandman.

Many times myths and fables are told to children to get them to behave, scare, or even to get them to use their imagination. Myths or fables are told to help in the explanation for those questions that are difficult to explain the answers too especially to small children that would not be able to fully understand the concept until they are much older. Some questions like where do babies come from? Some parents tell their children about how the stork dropped them off to their mommy and daddy. “Myths are ancient narratives that attempt to answer the enduring and fundamental human questions: How did the universe and the world come to be? How did we come to be here? Who are we?” (Leonard & McClure., 2004, Chapter 1).

Myths in a way can be definition is a way of telling a story to future generations of events that took place or to inspire the belief of information that someone is wanting to pass down to future generation that became too explain or to provide answers to those hard questions that just don’t seem to have a reasonable explanation...