The Influence Of Myths In Literature

Myths have provided an inspiration to writers, artists, and composers. They help you understand art and literature easily. They can inspire people to wonder and think on and make something out of it. They are stories that you can learn from the past that you could relate to and/or compare to with others. Myths have always been in our lives and they will always be in our lives forever. An inspiration to an artist can come from a story of the past that maybe me meaningful to them or give them an idea. Writers can research on something that intrigues them and write an article about that topic and share their emotions and feelings. Composers can express there feelings through songs that can mean something either personal to them or have a meaning for the audience to be learned. If you look at what mythology can do, well I’ll just say it can or has done a lot for us. …show more content…
Myths are kind of like make believe stories that make you wonder and think upon them for a while. They make you want to question yourself and have you put your shoes back in that time or during a certain time. And if you are able to do this, then you are understanding what is being said or your reading because literature is very important for everyone to be able to understand. For example, your English teacher is making you read some article about a myth that may be boring to you and pointless, but actually if you read it you may learn something and gain knowledge. This is what myths make you want to do, they want you to open up and share your feelings on the