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Folklore, myth and religion
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This page is for discussion of [[w:folklore]], [[w:religion]], and [[w:mythology]].

=== Use of the words 'Myth', 'Mythology', etc. ===

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[[Ed Poor]]
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I wouldn't characterize those as NPOV phrases, but as vaguely qualifying phrases. 

... or as they're known in marketing circles, weasel words.

I have the answer, and it is simple.  'Saga' can be used instead of myth (which does have certain connotations).  I don't find the same one with saga.
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Maybe it is just that the ancients preferred alegory?
A true myth: Wheat grows best if the sower is nude! This may be because a compassionate (but maybe not omnipotent) God sees the sower as too poor to buy clothes, as originally proposed, or perhaps it is because it is not very convenient to be walking naked on either wet or baked land, or when the wind blows, or the weather is unpleasant? Now, guess what conditions are ideal for seed germination?