1. What is a Myth? What is Religion?

2. myth ( m¹th) n.
[New Latin mþthus from Late Latin mþthos from Greek muthos] 1. a. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the world view of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society: the myth of Eros and Psyche; a creation myth. b. Such stories considered as a group: the realm of myth. 2. A story, a theme, an object, or a character regarded as embodying an aspect of a culture: a star whose fame turned her into a myth; the pioneer myth of suburbia. 3. A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology. 4. A fictitious story, person, or thing: “ German artillery superiority on the Western Front was a myth ” Leon Wolff

3. religion (re·li·gion rəˈlijən/) n.
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘life under monastic vows’): from Old French, or from Latin religio(n-) ‘obligation, bond, reverence,’ perhaps based on Latin religare ‘to bind.’ 1. the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. "ideas about the relationship between science and religion" synonyms: faith, belief, worship, creed 2. a particular system of faith and worship. plural noun: religions "the world's great religions“ 3. a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance. "consumerism is the new religion"

4. What is a Myth? A story about the past
Handed down from generation to generation (tradition)
About gods and heroes and the supernatural
Religious context
Expression of cultural values (charter myth)
Teaches moral lessons
Explains natural phenomena and events
Essential human experience
Culturally true rather than historically accurate and factual
Entertainment