This document discusses the definition of myths and provides several examples of myths from Greek and Hindu traditions. Myths are stories that may or may not be true and express visions of the human situation. The document outlines myths about Orpheus and his attempt to retrieve his wife Eurydice from the underworld using his powerful music. It also discusses the Greek goddess Demeter who presided over grains and the cycle of life and death, and her daughter Persephone who was abducted by Hades. In Hindu tradition, it summarizes the myth of Rama, the seventh avatar of Vishnu and protagonist of the Ramayana, who fought Ravana to save his wife Sita. The document notes myths are sometimes followed due

1. Smt. S. B. Gardi Department of English
M. K. Bhavnagar University
Name: Gohil Devikaba J
Roll no.: 06
Topic’s Name: What is Myth?
Submitted to: Dr. Dilip Barad Sir
Batch: 2014-16
Paper name: Indian Writing in English
Contact Me: devikagohil13@gmail.com

2. What is Myth?
• A myth is a story that may or may not be true. The
definition of the word Myth is still subject to debate.
Myths may be very old, or new for example: urban
myths.
• Myth is expressive of the total vision of the human
situation, human destiny, human inspiration and
apprehensions.
• We can say that it is a tradition which we inherit from
our forefathers.
• Myth consider both the meaning bad and good at a time.

3. • In the Greek, there is a myth of
Orpheus, a legendry musician,
poet and prophet.
• The story tells that he was so
powerful singer that even the
stones were affected by his music.
• His attempt was to retrieve (to get
back) his wife Eurydice from the
underworld.

4. • In Greek there is also another
myth about Demeter the
goddesses of harvest, who
presided over grains and the
fertility of the earth.
• Though Demeter is often
described simply as the
goddess of the harvest, she
presided also over the sacred
law, and the cycle of life and
death.

5. • Persephone is the daughter of
Zeus and the harvest goddess
Demeter, and is the queen of the
underworld.
• Persephone was abducted by
Hades.
• Persephone is known as a
goddess of vegetation.

6. • The same way in our India we
also find the myth of Rama.
Who was the seventh avatar of
the Hindu god Vishnu and a
king of Ayodhya in Hindu
scriptures. Rama is also the
protagonist of the Hindu epic
‘Ramayana’.
• He fight with Ravana and save
his wife Sita’s life.

7. • These are the examples of different Myths in the
different culture.
• Sometimes people follow myth because of
apprehensions, because of fear. Here are some
examples of Indian Myth:
• If the women will not make a kum-kum Mark on their
forehead and will not wear bangles in their hands then
something bad will happen with their husbands.

8. • The same way, we will find in the novel that
widow women were not allowed to come in the
market. And especially at that time when any kind
of good rituals are celebrating by the villagers.
• The characters like Rangamma and Ratna but this
is different thing that they reject all this norms of
the society.

9. Thank you