MYTH

“MYTH”

Definition of Myth

Myths are symbolic tales of the distant past (often primordial times) that concern cosmogony and cosmology (the origin and nature of the universe), may be connected to belief systems or rituals, and may serve to direct social action and values.Myth also tells the adventures of the gods, their love story, their war stories and so on.

There are a number of general conceptual frameworks involved in definitions of myth, including these:

1. Myths are Cosmogonic Narratives, connected with the Foundation or Origin of the Universe (and key beings within that universe), though often specifically in terms of a particular culture or region. Given the connection to origins, the setting is typically primordial (the beginning of time) and characters are proto-human or deific. Myths also often have cosmogonic overtones even when not fully cosmogonic, for instance dealing with origins of important elements of the culture (food, medicine, ceremonies, etc.).
2. Myths are Narratives of a Sacred Nature, often connected with some Ritual. Myths are often foundational or key narratives associated with religions. These narratives are believed to be true from within the associated faith system (though sometimes that truth is understood to be metaphorical rather than literal). Within any given culture there may be sacred and secular myths coexisting.
3. Myths are Narratives Formative or Reflective of Social Order or Values within a Culture (e.g. functionalism).
4. Myths are Narratives Representative of a Particular Epistemology or  Way of Understanding Nature and Organizing Thought. For example, structuralism recognizes paired bundles of opposites (or dualities -- like light and dark) as central to myths.
5. Mythic Narratives often Involve Heroic Characters (possibly proto-humans, super humans, or gods) who mediate inherent, troubling dualities, reconcile us to our realities, or establish the patterns for life as we know it.
6. Myths are Narratives that are "Counter-Factual in featuring actors and actions that confound the conventions of routine experience" (McDowell, 80).

Characteristics: 

(1) They have no philosophy of any kind.

(2) They have no exact time of the births of gods. It means they have no real history of their imagined gods.

 (3) They have no scientific description of any kind regarding the creation and destruction of the world, or birth of souls and etc.

(4) There is no definite place or dimension for their gods to live in. Just some vague imaginations like the Greek gods are supposed to live on Mount Olympus in Greece.

(5) There is absolutely no description of the Divineness of gods.

 (6) Their gods and goddesses are filled with human weaknesses like lust, greed, jealously and anger etc., and

(7) Usually the story makes no sense / no sense outside

Here is an example of the myths that we often hear from our parents used to :

Covered with a mat

Do you covered with mats because someday you will be rolled by the waves when bathing in the sea .

Yelling dirty words in the forest .

Do you speak yelling obscenities while in the woods , because you will soon enter the evil spirits who control yourself ( trance ) .

Photographed together in an odd number

Do not take pictures in an odd number because one of the photographed will quickly die . Usually the middle .

Sneezing while going traveling

You can not directly use the vehicle is traveling either or not after bersin.Paling not you wait a few minutes and then may go after a sneeze , sneeze because if you go straight you are lost somewhere along the way .

Sad habit during pregnancy

Do not always sad when pregnant , because later will get a whiny child .

Jaka Tarub

Once upon a time, there was a young man named Jaka Tarub. He lived in a small village that had a beautiful lake. He usually walked around there.Cincin American Diamon Model Keping 

One day, seven fairies went down to the earth to take a bath at a lake. They played with the pure water happily. One of them was Nawang Wulan. She had a very beautiful face. When they were taking a bath, Jaka Tarub peeped from the bush. He looked at Nawang Wulan and fell in love with her. He decided to take her shawl which was lying near the lake.

After the seven fairies had taken a bath, they took their shawl to go back to the heaven. How surprised Nawang Wulan was when she knew that her shawl had lost. It meant that she could not go back to the heaven. Jaka Tarub saw her and offered her to live in his house for a while. Nawang Wulan agreed with him.

Few weeks later, he married Nawang Wulan. She became a good wife for Jaka Tarub. They had a beautiful baby named Nawangsih. They loved her very much.

One afternoon, Nawang Wulan saw her shawl lied down in Jaka Tarub’s box. She was very shocked. Finally, she knew that Jaka Tarub had stolen her shawl in order to be able to marry her. She decided to leave Jaka Tarub and her baby. She went back to the heaven

Title                             : Jaka Tarub

Theme                         : The story  life of a  boy who has a wife of an angel

Setting                         : In the forest

Plot                              : Advanced

Characterizations        :

-          Jake Tarub:

reckless

Short minded

Selfish

-          Dewi Nawang Wulan:

Be Great

Forgiving

      Merciful

Point of view              : Third person point of view