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A myth is a traditional story, often involving gods, heroes, or supernatural events, that a culture passes down to express its values and explain the world around it. Myths matter because they reveal what people believe is important and how they understand their place in the world, as seen in enduring stories like those of King Arthur and the Matter of Britain.

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Etymology
Protagonists and structure
Definitions
Related terms
Mythology
Mythography
Myth criticism
Mythos
Mythopoeia
Interpretations
Comparative mythology
Functionalism
Euhemerism
Allegory
Personification
Ritualism
Academic discipline history
Ancient Greece
European Renaissance
19th century
Nature
Ritual
20th century
21st century
Modernity
See also
Notes
Sources
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thumb|upright=1.2|Ballads of bravery (1877) part of Matter of Britain|Arthurian mythology

Myth is a genre of folklore consisting primarily of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society. For scholars, this is totally different from the ordinary sense of the term myth, meaning a belief that is not true, as the veracity of a piece of folklore is entirely irrelevant to determining whether it constitutes a myth.