Jeff Cressy Cressy1 The purpose of myths is to answer questions, to educate, and to entertain. How was man created? Why does the earth do the things it does? Cultures all throughout the ancient world tried to answer these questions in the form of myth. In Greece, Australia, and New Zealand, ancient storytellers created unique stories that entertained taught values and helped explain their worlds. Even though the people of these countries were separated by …
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…one studies the scores of archetypes in world mythology than he would not separate people by races or beliefs. He would look at the different groups simply as humans. Bibliography Works Cited Bailey, John. Gods and Men: Myths and Legends from the Worlds Religions. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1981. Eliot, Alexander. The Universal Myths: Heroes, Gods, Tricksters and Others. New York: New American Library, 1976. Herzberg, Max, J. Myths and Their Meaning. 1984. Watters, Lynnette, F. Homepage. 23 Nov. 2000