Each individual was revered for his special talent and it was made useful to the tribe as a whole. Carl Jung also studied the timeless myths and extracted from them the essential archetypal patterns that recur over and over again in man's individual and collective journeys. He taught that there is a collective unconscious that is empowering all humankind with essential ideals. Reading myths quickens the imagination and allows it to soar beyond the mundane into these essential ideals. A daily exposure to ideals above and beyond the secular allows creative genius to be readily accessible.
Good myths exert a powerful mental and emotional magnetism on the psyche.
They pull you into the story. Be conscious of which myths attract you and which characters attract you. This will tell you something about yourself. The more you understand your own personal myth, the more creative you can be in actualizing your desired potential. Know these feelings and live them creatively.