Briefly describe the origin of myth and its influence on literature and art (with the help of Fule)

Myth is a story and legend that reflects the ancient people's original understanding of the origin of the world, natural phenomena and social life through supernatural images and fantasies. Myths often show the ancient people's resistance to natural forces and their pursuit of ideals.

Myth has certain regionality and regionality, and different civilizations or nations have their own mythological significance. However, in all parts of the world, there have been myths that describe the same phenomenon with amazing similarity. For example, the myth about the global flood thousands of years ago has similar descriptions in many areas at the same time.

Myth is also a precedent of literature and the earliest fantasy oral prose of mankind. In the literary and artistic creation of past dynasties, works that imitate myths, reflect reality or satirize reality under the guise of legendary gods are usually called myths.

Due to the characteristics of China ancient mythology in form and content, it influenced China ancient literature in the following aspects:

In terms of poetry, it hindered the birth of national narrative poetry and made lyric poetry become the mainstream. The hindered narrative tradition developed into a prosperous historical tradition in China, which gave birth to historical biography literature; The people-oriented consciousness in China's mythology produced China's artistic view that literature is life. In the process of myth being historicized, it has an important influence on the utilitarian tendency of China literature; The belief in immortals in China myth has created the optimistic spirit of China literature; The basic thinking factors of self and self-struggle in China mythology gave birth to a good literary trend of thought in China literature.