Question

Select two key details that could be included in a summary of the myth

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Etiology

2. Religion

Explanation:

The study of myth must not and cannot be separated from the study of religion, religious beliefs, or religious rituals. No mythologist has been more eloquent than Mircea Eliade in his appreciation of the sacredness of myth and the holy and timeless world that it embodies.

An etiological interpretation of myth demands that a true myth must give the

aitia , or cause or reason, for a fact, a ritual practice, or an institution. Thus narrowly defined, etiology imposes too limiting and rigid a criterion for definition. On the other hand, if one broadens the concept of the aitia of a myth to encompass any story that explains or reveals something or anything, an etiological approach offers one of the most fertile ways of interpreting myth, although it cannot really define it.

Answer 2

As the specific myth you are referring to is not mentioned in this question, we are not able to provide an answer to a particular myth. However, these are two key details that every myth includes and that should be included in a summary:

• Why is the myth important for the culture? (Myths often explain the reason why a particular institution or element exists in the culture).

• What is the myth trying to teach us? (Myths often include a lesson that is beneficial to people).