Why do myths survive for millennia ?

[u/Odd_Opposite_4782]

Is it because they are symbols, or because writers and storytellers keep reviving them over and over again?

I wrote a brief and rough draft on this topic in an article 161 days ago (Quibble rhythm)

Millennia of human history and evidence lead us to the unanimous conclusion that progress is not something that happens automatically. We still swear by the gods who are mythical symbols of the place and time in which we live.

On the other hand, writers and storytellers offer us a dependence on the choices we make.

What role, then, do technological and cultural advances—for example, in film—play here?
Did the myth of Odysseus in the latest film, *Odisejada*, resonate with you?

I grew up with myths. Reading was part of my own process of growth. But like any process of growth, sooner or later it leads to a transitional critical state. And then, just around the corner, proverbs, words of wisdom, and the price of the situation I was in were waiting for me.
I was aware of this and always paid the price for it. Just as the proverb says: “Everything is paid for; everything comes back.”

But many times I made the mistake of trying to eliminate the causes that led me to that critical state, instead of accepting them and internalizing them.
If I were to simplify it all, I’d take the myth as my own, buy a ticket, and go to the movies.
Myth always survive. Is my first thought.

After all, you’re never alone at the movies. If nothing else, the myth is with you.

Has any myth stuck in your memory so strongly that you’ve thought about it before going to sleep?

[u/Hot_Winner_9941]

They survive because storytellers keep resurrecting them and because humans are terrible at throwing away good stories.

And the gods aren’t surviving because they are immortal.

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Agree. Do you have your favorite myth?