Assertion: myth | /r/HasProperty | story
Facets:
value: generally
type: DEGREE
value: at a very basic level
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Myths are Stories.
text: [A myth is] a story, presented as having actually occurred in a previous age, explaining the cosmological and supernatural traditions of a people, their gods, heroes, cultural traits, religious beliefs, etc.
text: A myth is a story that’s told again and again and serves to explain why something is the way it is.
text: A myth is a story which is not true.
text: The satisfaction comes in part from the conviction that, while life and the world are always changing, the myth is a story that seems never to change.
text: Nearly every definition of myth begins with the statement that a myth is a story.
text: A myth is a story handed down from classical times.
text: At a very basic level, a myth is a story.
text: A myth is a story based on tradition or legend, which has a deep symbolic meaning.
text: Sometimes a myth is loosely based on a real event but, more often than not, it is a story that has been created to teach people about something very important and meaningful.
text: Myths are stories that are based on tradition.
text: While myths are stories shared by a group that are a part of their cultural identity, there is no completely satisfactory definition of the term.
text: Myths are generally stories that have been handed down for generations, popular tales that embody a collective knowledge.
text: Myths are stories that evoke archetypes : the hero, the prophet, and the poet.
text: Myths are stories.
text: Myths are stories that explain why the world is the way it is.
text: Myths are stories that are created as an explanation for why certain things exist.
text: Myths are stories that have evolved to such an extent that the truth they contain has become so charismatic and obvious that religions are formed around them.
text: For many, such a general definition proves to be of no real service, and some would add the qualification that a myth must be a “traditional” tale or story, one that has proved of so lasting a value that it is continually retold, through whatever medium the artist/storyteller chooses to employ.