ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Traditionally myths and legends were largely born from the need to provide an explanation for phenomena that people didn’t know or understand, like illness, death, love, war, social conventions or natural disasters like floods and earthquakes.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Three Types of Myths: Aetiological, Historical, 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: -The subjects of myths reflect the universal concerns of mankind throughout history: birth, death, the afterlife, the origin of man and the world, good and evil and the nature of man himself. A myth taps into a universal cultural narrative, the collective wisdom of man.