What is a Myth What is Religion myth

What is a Myth? What is Religion?

myth ( m¹th) n. [New Latin mþthus from Late Latin mþthos from Greek muthos] 1. a. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the world view of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society: the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth. b. Such stories considered as a group: the realm of myth. 2. A story, a theme, an object, or a character regarded as embodying an aspect of a culture: a star whose fame turned her into a myth; the pioneer myth of suburbia. 3. A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. 4. A fictitious story, person, or thing: “ German artillery superiority on the Western Front was a myth ” Leon Wolff

religion (re·li·gion rəˈlijən/) n. Middle English (originally in the sense ‘life under monastic vows’): from Old French, or from Latin religio(n-) ‘obligation, bond, reverence, ’ perhaps based on Latin religare ‘to bind. ’ 1. the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. "ideas about the relationship between science and religion" synonyms: faith, belief, worship, creed 2. a particular system of faith and worship. plural noun: religions "the world's great religions“ 3. a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance. "consumerism is the new religion"

What is a Myth? • A story about the past • Handed down from generation to generation (tradition) • About gods and heroes and the supernatural • Religious context • Expression of cultural values (charter myth) • Teaches moral lessons • Explains natural phenomena and events • Essential human experience • Culturally true rather than historically accurate and factual • Entertainment