Answer:
Explanation:
1) Friends, casual conversation, running into each other by surprise
2) Speaking to a marriage officiant, very formal conversation at a wedding
3) Father speaking to daughter OR husband speaking to wife, phone call, casual but loving language
4) Doctor/patient conversation, sick-child visit, business language
5) Speaking to potential future boss, job interview, professional language
Answer: C) an explanation of the natural world.
Explanation: A myth is a traditional story that explains a historical event or a natural or social phenomenon, it is also used to explain customs. In the given excerpt from the myths and legends of ancient greece and rome by E. M. Berens we can see the explanation of the existence of the sun and the moon and also the origin of the dew (elements of the natural world), all of this is explained by using the gods Helios, Selene and Herse.