People tried to make sense of birth, life, death, and everything in between. They were trying to find the rules of survival. They were looking for ways to control the world around them. It gave them a psychological tool to transcend their fears. If they pleased the right god, or followed a prescribed action all would be made right. If it was not, then it was their failure or the anger of the god. They developed a complex mythology that tried to explain all causes and effects. a.
In mythology, what made the gods and goddesses happy?
c.
Write about your understanding of failure.
b.
Write a paragraph explaining the purpose of a psychological tool.
d.
What do early myths tell us of the human condition?