myth (mith) n.
1.a. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the world view of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society.
b. Such stories considered as a group.
2. A story, a theme, an object, or a character regarded as embodying an aspect of a culture.
Morgan obviously doesn't consider primary definitions as valid, nor does he appear to have perused much Carl Jung and/or Joseph Campbell.
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