Abstract

Myth can vaguely be said to have come into existence due to the urge of seeking answers to curious mind about the universe, nature, man or can be the result emerged from the need for religious stability of societal control using certain customs and rituals. Myth when looked with a proper outlook can be termed as meaningful, for it beholds metaphysics, the branch of philosophy that deals with the first source of things, including intangible concepts such as being, identity, time and space in its primary sense while developing close proximity to immediate perception of reality. The universal belief system is held and disseminated with a certain amount of pompousness in language and settings, based on mythic stories of a clan or cult. The purpose of this paper is to establish mythic tales as a vital ingredients for posterity to look upon and validate that the re-reading of mythic tales into fiction opens up a variety of possibilities, including: various perspectives and dimensions to the same story portrayed in/as legendary texts. Humanistic consideration is brought about by individual representation. There are a variety of ways to look at the philosophy that has been passed down through the generations through stories.

Highlights

  • Right from the meaning to definition of the word myth, it is spread across like a huge mass pondered on by eminent thinkers, anthropologists, mytho-graphers, philosophers, psychologists to writers and scientist

  • The anthropologists and psychologists views are considered giving way to dilution towards mythic genres: epic and its re rendering is pondered for better lucidity

  • 2) Defining Myth: Mythic stories of a clan or cult collected from mythology; holds and spreads the belief system with certain amount of pompousness in language and situations

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Right from the meaning to definition of the word myth, it is spread across like a huge mass pondered on by eminent thinkers, anthropologists, mytho-graphers, philosophers, psychologists to writers and scientist. Philosophies and theories outpour clarity on myths that appear in various forms as ballads, fairy tales, folklore, legends, mythic or sometimes sacred stories.

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