The role and importance of mythology

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problem of understanding the mythological worldview, its essence, role, and significance in the world culture of mankind. The purpose of the article is to conduct a general scientific review of the ancient human history, to provide an analysis of the storylines of the myth-making of various nations. At the same time, the article presents analytical material regarding the classification of myths, familiarization with European mythological schools, which interpret the essence and features of the mythological worldview in different ways. The main objective of the study is to let the reader to fully appreciate and understand mythology, and possibly even arouse a keen interest in mythology, encourage studying myth since the very beginning. Sculptors, philosophers, and artists, as well as many other figures, drew inspiration from myths. On the other hand, nowadays people tend to underestimate mythology, mistakenly equating it with children’s fairy tales. However, in reality, it is overflowing with wisdom accumulated over the centuries, and like no other genre of literature is able to enrich the human soul with its rich symbolic images. The scientific novelty of the study is connected with the understanding of the existence of mythology as a fact developed and described by researchers.