Why are myths and stories similar all over the world?

First, since myths were created by the ancients, the ancients' abilities for the gods in mythology came from phenomena beyond their control in nature, such as fire, electricity, water, and other uncontrollable forces. The second is also because myths and stories are created by people, therefore, gods are also endowed with some human emotions, such as cunning, kindness, fraternity, selfishness, and so on.

Because myths and stories are meant to praise the greatness of God, it is normal for everyone to have similar themes.

This should involve some problems, for example, they may have faced the same problems, such as some natural disasters and the like, so in this case, there should be some similar myths, after all, myths and legends may have certain facts in the beginning.

Similarities: they all express the ideals and aspirations of the masses with the help of myths, and express the indomitable will and ingenuity of mankind by singing the praises of those great heroes.

Differences: The historical and social contexts in which myths arose are not the same.

Myths are stories created orally by the people collectively, expressing the worship of superpowers, struggles, and the pursuit of ideals and the understanding and imagination of cultural phenomena. For thousands of years, it has been an immortal source of creation for literati and folk artists, and has had a profound impact on later generations.

Extended Materials: Academically referred to as a myth must have the following conditions:

1) Narrating a single event or story from the primitive era of mankind or the beginning of human evolution.

2) In addition to themselves, the inheritors should make others believe in these events and stories.

3) Stories are usually created collectively by people of ancient races and handed down, and if they are created by individuals without the participation of members of the masses in their creation, these stories are usually not classified as myths, but can only be considered literary works. [2]

4) School of Natural Mythology: The Myth of the Celestial Bodies (Western). This school of thought holds that myths are celestial bodies, especially solar and relative meteorological myths.

5) Cultural Evolution: Animistic Relics. In 1871, the British published "Primitive Culture", arguing that myths were created by primitive people in the face of death, disease, dreams and other phenomena to solve confusion in accordance with the principles of pure reason and logic.

The similarity is that they are all endowed with some superpowers on the mythological characters, and the social structure of the mythological characters is also similar to the real society, such as the supreme ruler in Greek mythology is Zeus, and the supreme ruler in Chinese mythology is the Jade Emperor, the difference is that women in Western mythology have independent personalities, and women in Chinese mythology are weaker, for example, the fairy in Western mythology immediately turned the prince who inadvertently saw her bathing into a deer, and finally the deer suffered a tragic death. And in Chinese mythology, the fairy obediently followed the cowherd who peeked at her bath to go home and get married and have children.

In fact, if you put these ancient poems together, you will find the similarities, many of them, especially when the two religious cultures collide, many stories are overlapping. It is human blood itself. So which story is good to listen to and directly change it into your own book?

In addition to the characters, if you take a closer look, there are many similarities.

Differences: The historical and social contexts in which myths arose are not the same. Myths are collectively created orally by the people to express the worship of superpowers, struggles, and ideals.

Speaking of myths and legends, of course, they are all considered fictional, based on some small stories in real life or things that cannot be expressed, plus some human imagination, of course, they are formed. But as we all know, whether it is in our country or in Western countries, everyone lives on the earth. Therefore, when we don't have good food, they are also trying to grill meat over charcoal in their daily life; When they don't have beautiful clothes, they are also trying to hide their bodies from falling leaves.

Because of this, the theme of all myths and legends is similar.

The myths that are written out may basically go in the same direction. From ancient times to the present, people are nothing more than male and female, and there may be people who are more neutral, but they will also tend to one side or the other. Therefore, in every mythological story, there are nothing more than the invisible "gods", boys, and women, these three original forms of writing.

God, because of its many malleable aspects, can be seen both in the sky and underground, and even from outer space.

But they are all imagined by people with the same level of knowledge, and of course there will be some of the same areas. There are more similarities to the myths based on boys and women, because they are nothing more than "deified". Myths and stories around the world have many similar characters and plots, which is certainly not accidental, but has the same archetype.

It is very likely that ancient myths and myths contain some information about the very beginning of the development process of human history, and how to look at this information is what we should do.

Rather than rushing to conclusions and denying its historiographical theoretical use. Those who have taught literature should remember that a long time ago, there was only one piece of land on the earth, and around the land was the boundless deep sea.

The microorganisms in the upper part of the interior are huge, perhaps including ape-giants. At some point on the continent, they developed and built a relatively high level of civilization, and people suppose that this civilization is called: Atlantis.

This relatively high level of civilization began to spread in the form of poetry and writing, and the aborigines of the Quartet looked forward to it very much.

In fact, it is not a coincidence, generally European and American myths are borrowed from Chinese mythology and then created, which is enough to show that our Chinese culture is very touching.

It's not a coincidence, I think it may be that China and Europe and the United States have been connected since ancient times, and it is possible that some of the stories are real.

In a word: the real mythological system does not contain elements of Buddha, Tao, and immortals.

"Romance of the Gods" and "Journey to the West" are not myths, but ancient Chinese gods and demons**.

There is also a difference between myths and legends and folklore stories, like "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl", which is a folklore story, not a mythological story. And "Romance of the Gods" and "Journey to the West" are not even legends, they are early literary works of gods and demons.

Myths are the deeds of those prehistoric heroes that were passed down by word of mouth from our ancestors in the period when there was no written office. It is also said that since the "Historical Records", it has not belonged to mythology, and only before the Xia Dynasty can be regarded as real prehistoric myths and legends.

I happen to be"Mythology of prehistoric realism"**The author of "Divine Axe: Heaven and Earth Chaos" has discussed these issues with PhD-level "mythology" professors.

He said: "To use prehistoric mythology as the material to create, Buddhism and Taoism naturally cannot be used, and if you use it, you will not have that kind of ancient (real scene) feeling." ”

There are still people who regard "Fengshen List" as a mythological system......So, why don't Chinese mythologists study the "Fengshen Bang"?

In 1929, Mao Dun pointed out sharply: "I think Mr. Werner probably did not know that books such as "The Romance of the Fengshen", which he regarded as important classics of Chinese mythology, were actually made by the Yuan and Ming people, otherwise he would say that most or all of China's myths were first collected from oral to books by literary scholars six hundred years ago." ”

**"The Romance of the Gods", Taoism's "Immortal Tongjian" and "Legend of the Immortals" are not ancient myths, only "Sou Shen Ji" contains some myths and stories that have been interpreted by later generations.

Myths and legends refer to the memories and legends of ancestors that were passed down by word of mouth during a period when there were no written records. It generally refers to the legend before the Shang Dynasty, from Pangu - Yao Shunyu era. For example: Pangu opens the sky, heaven and earth chaos, and the Yanhuang War.

Folklore refers to the stories that circulated among the people after the appearance of writing, such as: The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl.

Epic is the praise of a nation's heroic deeds. It can be from the ancient era of no writing to the age of writing. And with the course of history, the national epic will be constantly supplemented.

Therefore, the first half of many epics contains a large number of myths and legends, and in the back, elements of Buddhism and immortals are often added.

History] refers to the official official history with clear written records, and can even include wild history.