ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Myth. A myth is a story that explains objects or events in the natural world as resulting from the action of some supernatural force or entity, most often a god. Every culture on the globe has its legends.

Detailed explanation-2: -Navajo origin stories begin with a First World of darkness (Nihodilhil). From this Dark World the Dine began a journey of emergence into the world of the present. It had four corners, and over these appeared four clouds. These four clouds contained within themselves the elements of the First World.

Detailed explanation-3: -A major example of this is the origin of humans. In the Osage Creation Account, humans reside in the sky until the mythical Elk helps the human rid water from the landmasses that they would eventually inhabit.