The reason and purpose of the birth of myths and legends

Myth expresses the ancient people's understanding and desire for natural and social phenomena in the form of stories, which is "the natural and social form itself processed by people's fantasies in an unconscious artistic way". Myth usually takes God as the protagonist, including all kinds of natural gods and mythical heroes. Mythical plots are generally manifested as changes, magical powers and spells. The meaning of myth is usually expressed as an explanation of some natural or social reality. Some expressed the desire of our ancestors to conquer nature and change society. Myth will come into being only when human beings express their feelings and understanding of society in language. The productivity level of primitive society is very low. In the face of unpredictable and uncontrollable nature, people can't help feeling mysterious and awe, some special catastrophic natural phenomena, such as earthquakes, floods, and human birth, aging, illness and death. In particular, it will cause surprise and panic. People are born with supernatural gods and magic, and the worship of them naturally has a certain mythical color. Myth was born. Myth is very important to primitive humans. First, people talk about myths in order to maintain the rationality of social customs and social systems. Myth is of great significance for maintaining human sociality. Secondly, due to low productivity, especially in the face of awesome nature, individuals must integrate themselves into the clan to survive. Myth is a powerful spiritual bond connecting individuals and collectives. Thirdly, ancestors accumulated quite a lot of strong emotional experiences in mysterious daily work and life. Fairy tales can make the incomprehensible reality show all kinds of dramatic attributes, and people vent all kinds of uneasy emotions in grasping the imaginary world.