The significance of myth

In folklore, myth refers to a sacred story about the changes of human beings and the world. "Myth" in a broad sense can refer to any ancient legend, which expresses national ideology in the form of stories.

Myth comes from primitive society, and human beings explain natural phenomena through reasoning and imagination. However, due to the very low level of knowledge at this time, it is often shrouded in a mysterious color.

Most of the mythical images of gods have superhuman strength, which is the idealization of primitive human understanding and desire. The history of primitive society of many nationalities begins with fairy tales. Most of the characters in mythology come from the images of primitive humans themselves.

Most of the mythical figures created by tribes with more developed hunting are related to hunting; Most of the mythical figures created by tribes with developed farming are related to agriculture. Mythical heroes also use knives, axes, bows and arrows as weapons. From myths, we can see some deeds of our ancestors.

No matter whether it is the primitive society nation in the area where the world civilization first occurred or the nation still in the primitive society in the world today, many fairy tales they spread are similar.

Myth is also a precedent of literature and the earliest oral prose of mankind. For example, "Emperor Zhuangzi" said: "Thailand lies slow and has a sense. One regards himself as a horse and the other as a cow."

Myth has certain regionality and regionality, and different civilizations or nations have their own mythological significance.

Extended data:

Myths can be roughly divided into three categories: creation myth, gods myth and hero myth. Among them, the creation myth is the most important.

Creation myth-a myth that tells the story of human primitive period and records the origin of things and systems. It can also be roughly divided into world origin myth, human origin myth and cultural origin myth.

But it doesn't mean that every nation will have the above myths at the same time. Some ethnic groups may talk about the origin of human beings, but they will not talk about the origin of culture. However, they can still sum up a similarity, that is, telling the evolution from "the beginning of the universe" to "the rules of order".

Myths of gods and heroes-stories about gods, buddhas and heroes.