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A myth is a traditional story, often involving gods, heroes, or supernatural events, that a culture passes down to express its values and explain the world around it. Myths matter because they reveal what people believe is important and how they understand their place in the world, as seen in enduring stories like those of King Arthur and the Matter of Britain.
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- Etymology
- Protagonists and structure
- Definitions
- Related terms
- Mythology<!--'Mythology' and 'Mythologies' redirect here-->
- Mythography<!--'Mythography' redirects here-->
- Myth criticism
- Mythos<!--'Mythos' redirects here-->
- Mythopoeia
- Interpretations
- Comparative mythology
- Functionalism
- Euhemerism
- Allegory
- Personification
- Ritualism
- Academic discipline history
- Ancient Greece
- European Renaissance
- 19th century
- Nature
- Ritual
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Modernity
- See also
- Notes
- Sources
- External links
thumb|upright=1.2|Ballads of bravery (1877) part of Matter of Britain|Arthurian mythology
Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is totally different from the ordinary sense of the term myth, meaning a belief that is not true, as the veracity of a piece of folklore is entirely irrelevant to determining whether it constitutes a myth.