Types of Myth Explains Origins Essay Example

water the earth (Andrew p. 160). The rainbow is usually seen on a rainy day, and the reasons why most of the myths that explain origin are true are that they are connected to the reality in one way or another.

One example of Greek myth that explains origin is the Zeus king of the gods. The legend talks about a very high mountain known as Olympus, which was always covered, with snow (Zeus n. p).The Greek people thought that the palaces of their gods were above the mountain far above all humans and hidden in the clouds. They believed that all the gods met there under the rule of Zeus the strongest of them all. Zeus was thought to rule over the land and the air. He forms the clouds and sends rain to the thirsty land. Even though Zeus is a powerful god, he is generous with humans who do what is good and punishes the evil doers. Zeus uses thunderbolt as his weapon, and his nod shakes the whole universe (Zeus n. P). The Zeus myth is told to explain the origin of the natural features of rain, thunder and the humans believe that the most powerful God lives in the clouds. Everybody who hears this story of the Zeus lives with that knowledge passes it to the next generation and is easily accepted. The mythical stories that explain the origin of nature and other features are believable even if they are fiction.

Work Cited

• "Zeus." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6Th Edition (2015): 1. Academic Search Premier. Web. 28 Apr. 2016.
• Andrews, Tamra. Dictionary of Nature Myths: Legends of the Earth, Sea, and Sky. Oxford:
  

Oxford University Press, 2000. Print.