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A myth may be analysed into its basic elements called 'mythemes'.
These are ramified into many inter-related disciplines of culture,
anthropology, sociology, ethics, aesthetics, philosophy and metaphysics.
They are knit together to form a homogeneous and harmonious whole.
With more introspection as a novelist R. Satyanarayana quotes from
Benedict "Myth is a tale of supernatural world closely related to
religion.鈥澛孤� Obviously, ancient Indian literature imbibing the Vedas,
the Upanisads, the Pur膩峁嘺s, etc. has rich heritage of conveying
Indian religion through myths. It means the religion and the myths
are closely related to each other.
A step going further it may be said that, myth is dynamic in
origin, philosophic in purpose and is the premitive phase of
metaphysical thought. In this connection, it is said, "Myth becomes
meaningful through their inter-relationships and gains individuality
through their specificity. Eagleton says, "Myths are devices to think
with, ways of classifying and organising reality and this rather than
recounting of any particular tale is their point."12
More specifically it may be said that, myth is a type of a story in
which the central characters are gods and spirits wielding enormous
power over nature, who have been created in human likeness and
materialize the vision of an omnipotent personal community beyond
an indifferent nature.
On the basis of unique features of myth, one can say that, 鈥榓 myth
narrates a past event of which the period can not be certained', it
11. R.C. Mehta, Music and Mythology, Indian Musical Society, Bombay, 1989, p -2.
12. Ibid., p 3.
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