Some Ideas on Defining Myth

μυθος just means "story"

Thukydides first used the word in the sense of "persistently believed, but untrue story"

myths are found in all kinds of literature, and they can be translated without loss of meaning into other languages

myths are authoritative and linked to a specific culture

to understand ancient texts with mythological references, you've got to know the myths

myths picture all capabilities of human mind: religious thoughts, politics, technical innovations, pure fantasy,…