CLAS 1100X Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: J. R. R. Tolkien, Human Beings In Buddhism, James George Frazer
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Word, story myth; anything that is delivered by speech, as well as ideas exchanged in words. Word, discourse, rational speech, root in a historical account; words with a claim to truth. Tradition, something handed down, could be behaviours or belief. The investigation or attribution of the cause or reason for something, often expressed in terms of historical or mythical explanation. Greek writers were aware that their stories of gods may have a bit of fiction sprinkled in. A myth is a traditional narrative or epic poem that was passed down by oral means. Myths present us many different types of literature that is concerned with highlighting the topics of Myths deals with at least one of these topics, most likely two. Myths focus on the great themes of human existence, all set in the very distant past. (i. e. love, Myths were ancient, even to those who told them. Myths are still very much important to our present day society.
