ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -But myths are more than mere stories and they serve a more profound purpose in ancient and modern cultures. Myths are sacred tales that explain the world and man’s experience. Myths are as relevant to us today as they were to the ancients. Myths answer timeless questions and serve as a compass to each generation.

Detailed explanation-2: -In studying myths and religions around the world, Joseph Campbell recognized four functions of myth: mystical, cosmological, sociological, and psychological.

Detailed explanation-3: -Myths and legends are the traditional stories of different cultures passed down through generations. They often explain how a particular peoples or culture came into existence, how natural phenomena such as the weather or the seasons happen, and feature magical creatures, beings, or heroes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why do authors use myths as guides for their own work? To show their characters’ nobility, while also highlighting their actions as primal. In Greek and Roman myths, characters heroically struggle against nature, the divine, other people, and themselves.