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Myths are situations that illustrate the relationship between nature and moral honesty (Bidney 379). Plato and Hellenistic philosophers found a way of preserving traditional authority as well as religion. On the other hand, emperor Julian and philosopher Sallustiussaw myths as truths that are visible to only the wise people. However, in the third century, Euhemerus came up with a classic expression to explain tales illustrating that they did not conceal any supernatural powers but reveal actual historical events. The emergence of Christianity has made pagan scriptures regard as myths in the West. The early churches drew their inspiration from the mythical representation of events in the bible (Bidney 387 ).
As a result, early church philosophers were able to use symbolism to explain the truths in both the old and new testaments. All myths have some elements of truth, including philosophy, culture, and religion (Bidney, 380). However, the Neo-Kantian philosophy of Ernst Cassier illustrates tales as an essential part of a tradition. Cassier’s theory of symbolic forms relates that myths are autonomous forms of spirits as features that cover the production of representations
Societies express their beliefs and feelings, such as love, hatred, and revenge through myths (Lévi-Strauss 428). Mythical theories explain the event that occurred at a specific time. The illustration gives legends a reference value meaning that their importance lasts forever. In the Oedipus myth structure, all the examples on the same column exhibit common characteristics. However, linguists typically dismiss the approach since its impossible to explain the meaning of one word without exploring all the possible solutions. The Oedipus myth explains the inability of the culture to illustrate the reasoning that man is autochthonous to dissect the approach the human beings arise from the union between man and woman (Lévi-Strauss 435). In this regard, if a myth comprises of various components, structural explanations should account for all the characteristics. Since ...