What is mythology? It is a combination of many disciplines.
There are many myths in various forms. Mythology is open to many ways of interpretation.
The definition of a myth is that it is a story. It is significant story that
has lasted a while. The story of Persephone from Greek mythology tries to
explain the seasons of the year relating the winter and planting season to the
gods. Creation myths were myths about the creation of the earth. Euhemerism
means “Myths as primitive explanations of the natural world or as time-distorted
accounts of long past historical events.” Early mythologist had to separate mythos
which is falsehood and logos which stood for truth. Mythology changed many
times another change was when it joined forces with anthropologists. Anthropologists
felt mythology fulfills in primitive society an important function that
strengthens belief and enforces morality. Freud believed that myths came from
the unconscious mind. Joseph Campbell understanding of is, “Mythology is ultimately
and always the vehicle through which the individual finds a sense of identity
and a place in the world.” Another way
to examine myths by their structure. Studying the binary nature between two
things in myths, such as man and woman, hero and villain. Joseph Campbell
developed the Hero’s Journey which is kind of a road map for a hero story. He
believed that heroes tell us something about ourselves. He drew on psychology
from different psychologists such as Freud. He also believed that all Hero myths
follow a certain rubric. There are several aspects of a checkpoint of a hero’s
story. Some of these are The Call to Adventure or maybe Supernatural Aid. There
are 17 different aspects and a combination of these makes a hero story.
Source: Mythology Videos
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