Okay see yes and I would say that as hokey as you might find it there is actual literal "American mythology" that goes with the American civic religion that actually fits the definition of mythology much better than any fiction created for commercial media
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And this distinction and transition matters We do not relate to fiction the way we do mythology and someone whose life is heavily affected by the consumption of fiction is different than someone whose life is heavily affected by mythology I'm not saying it's bad, it just is
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It's worth noting that many specific written works through which we get our knowledge of mythology are not, in and of themselves, "the myth" Oedipus Rex by Sophocles is not in and of itself the myth of Oedipus, it's a play *about* the myth
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I can no longer remember how I found you on twitter, but I'm damn glad I did. Consistent brilliance.
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1. Myths could be contemporary 2. Myths could be widely known fictions 3. Myths work as myths to create narrative based value and communication foundations for people to build relationships.
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Everyone in ancient Greece knew of Hercules. Americans may not know of John Henry or even Hercules. So we have Super Man. Batman is our Odysseus etc. It's a myth by being universally referential.
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