Intro:
Mythology encompasses a wide range of literary artifacts such as folktales, legends, myths, and stories. Mythology uses rhetoric to explain the unexplainable in a comprehendible way, often to children, so they can better understand abstract ideas such as heroism, love, or fear. Rhetoric such as motifs, symbolism, tone, parallel structure, and appeal to pathos are commonly used in mythology to illustrate the purpose of the myth. Common themes touched upon in myths that complement the purpose include right vs. wrong, parental loss, suffering the consequences, growing up, taking on responsibility, having courage, learning from mistakes, and that change can be a good thing.