Mythology Changing Over Time

     Things change over time.  Just about anything that can be thought has most likely been altered over a period of time.  One example of something that has changed greatly is the practice and roles of myths in society.  The two main ways myths have changed involve how they are told and spread, and the importance of them.  

    Before there was a real written language, myths were mainly spread by story telling.  Parents would tell their children stories their parents told them and those children would grow up and tell their children.  These myths were usually either made up or based on true events and they would travel from generation to generation.  This also means that sometime the myths would be altered or parts would be left out of added on.  However, today, most myths can be found in story books. specifically for children.  It is more rare today for parents to tell these stories to their children memory.

    Several years ago, myths were often considered a way of life.  Myths usually have morals in them and people would use them in their everyday lives.  These myths were extremely important to them.  Today, myths are told more for entertainment purposes.  Parents may read myths to their children as a bed-time story.  Myths are now considered fairy-tales that never actually happened, but they used to be thought of as true stories.  The importance value of myths has dropped significantly over time.