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Myth (other)
Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in society. Subsets include: Myth may also refer to: * Urban myth, a story circulated as true, often attributed to "a friend of a friend". * Origin myth, which purports to describe the origin of some feature of the natural or social world ** Creation myth, symbolic narrative of how the world began and how people first came to inhabit it * National myth, inspiring narrative or anecdote about a nation's past * Political myth, ideological explanation for a political phenomenon that is believed by a social group Music * ''Myth: The Xenogears Orchestral Album'', an album by Yasunori Mitsuda * Myth (song), "Myth" (song), by Beach House from the album ''Bloom'' * Myth (album), ''Myth'' (album), by Two Steps from Hell Video games * Myth (1989 video game), ''Myth'' (1989 video game), a 1989 text adventure by Magnetic Scrolls * ''Myth: History in the Making'', a 1989 platform game by System 3 * Myth (video game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myth
Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is very different from the vernacular usage of the term "myth" that refers to a belief that is not true. Instead, the veracity of a myth is not a defining criterion. Myths are often endorsed by religious (when they are closely linked to religion or spirituality) and secular authorities. Many societies group their myths, legends, and history together, considering myths and legends to be factual accounts of their remote past. In particular, creation myths take place in a primordial age when the world had not achieved its later form. Origin myths explain how a society's Norm (social), customs, institutions, and taboos were established and sanctified. National myths are narratives about a nation's past that symbolize the nation's values. There is a complex relationship between Myth and ritual, recital of myths and the enactment of rituals. Etymology The w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wolf Age
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
