Magic in fairy tales?

The magic of fairy tales is that the protagonist is endowed with magical ability to become a god or a demigod.

The emergence of myth also depends on the social nature at that time. At that time, people had to rely on the collective to obtain means of subsistence and resist wild animals and enemies; The income from labor is limited and must be distributed equally. Under the primitive commune system, the main contradiction between man and nature has become the center of people's attention. Therefore, explaining and conquering nature has become the main content of myth.

At the same time, because people's interests are consistent, the brave and strong figures emerging in collective production are revered by all members and endowed with the magical ability to become gods or demigods. On them, the primitive people's desire to conquer nature was pinned.

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Myth is full of magical fantasy, which casts a strange color on the wishes of primitive workers and the growth and change of everything in the world. Most of the mythical images of gods have superhuman strength and are the idealization of primitive human knowledge and wishes. It is imagined according to the image of primitive workers, their production conditions and their understanding of natural forces. Most mythical figures created by tribes with relatively developed hunting economy are related to hunting.

Most of the mythical figures created by tribes with developed agriculture are related to agriculture. People use knives, axes, bows and arrows as weapons, and mythical characters become heroes armed with such tools. The hero in the myth is imagined as superman, but sometimes he will encounter setbacks and bad luck. It reflects the realistic constraints of myth and fantasy. Through the refraction of myth and fantasy, we can see the actions and struggles of people at that time from the actions and struggles of mythical characters.

In addition to the origin of the world, there are many other related themes in the myth of the origin of all ethnic groups.