World Mythology Myths and stories often live side by side within a culture, yet their function in society can be quite different. Myths may strengthen our connection to nature, to the physical elements of the world around us, or  to the range of human behaviors and emotions. Gods and Goddesses personify abstract ideas in a way that help listeners relate to the world long after the story has finished.

World Myth (examples): Loki the Trickster (Scandanavia) Pwyll's Journey to the Underworld (Wales) Amateratsu Hides the Sun (Japan)   Guan Di, Preserver of Peace (China) Ogun the Blacksmith (Yoruba) Yu the Archer (China)   Tangaroa and His Brothers (Oceania) How the Sea was Born (Taino) The Descent of the Ganges (India)