... of the time, namely Plato, heavily criticised these myths as immoral stories that would anger gods; for they were often portrait by Homer and Hesiod in human form. Nevertheless, myths prevailed long after the time of the Greeks, being recited for education, answering near impossible questions, and ultimately ... meaning of a myth also changes between cultures. As a result there many different kinds of myths, and to analyse the roles myths hold in both non-modern and modern cultures it is necessary to separate a few of the different subsections of myths: Fundamental myths are caught betwe...

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