What is a Myth?

What is a Myth? book cover — THE BRITANNICA COMMON CORE LIBRARY WHAT IS A Myth GEOFF BARKER ES Britannica Educational Publishing IN ASSOCIATION WITH ROSEN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

What is a Myth? — page 1 — WHAT IS A MYTH What Is a Myth In ancient times myths were used to explain how the world came to be and how things worked They were also used to teach lessons or values and to explain religious beliefs Mythical stories gave information but they were also fun Listeners were captivated by tales of heroes defeating giants winged creatures changing into humans and beautiful women saving men they loved Myths were used to explain things in the natural world such as

What is a Myth? — page 2 — WHAT IS A MYTH Parents told myths to their children and they passed them on to their own children through many generations Eventually people started to write down myths Myth comes from the Greek word mythos which means speech or something spoken Generations means people born at around the same time Today we read myths in

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