7 functions of a myth
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*to teach moral lessons *how should people behave? what is the right and wrong?
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The explain natural phenomena, such as the setting of the sun and phase of the moon
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To explain the human condition:how and why people were created, why there is still suffering in the world, why people must eventually die, and what happens to people after death
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to explain historical events
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to explain the creation of the world and universe
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to explain the meanings behind religous rituals, customs and beliefs
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to explain the nature of the Gods and goddesses and how these deities and human beings interact