MYTH AND METAPHOR
An Exploration of the Ground and Principle of Knowing
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MYTH, METAPHORAbstract
In the Greek heritage of the West, myth or mythos has always been in tension with reason or logos, which signified the rational and analytic modes of arriving at a true account of reality, In general, myth is a narrative that describes and portrays in symbolic language the origin of the basic elements and assumptions of a culture. Mythic narrative relates, for example, how the world began, how human beings and animals were created, and how certain customs, gestures, or forms of human activities originated. As myth is a narrative, many attempts to understand it have focused on its linguistic structure; for example, the meaning of myth is sought in the history and structure of the language itself.
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