Inner El Guapo
War Child
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In total, was the creation, passing down and compilation of all of these stories done with the intent to control the masses, or was it all part of the creation of a strong folk narrative for a race of people? A narrative intended not for control, but to give strength?
The truth is probably, bit of both, at varying times, and it jumbles together.
Yep, both. A narrative to give comfort in the midst of uncertainty which was appropriated into different cultures (the old, old stuff)
In any event, we can see myth making in 'real time' all the time. In politics, in entertainment. There are many examples. The JFK assassination would be a decent example. Roswell, another. We also see it on Interference all time time.
I'm not talking about sinister schemes like L Ron Hubbard...I'm talking more about the mythology of the pursuit of truth - and how if there is no concrete agreement on something - then as time slips away (but certainly before much of written/recorded history - much less in the modern era) those things formulate into urban legends/wives tales and such - and if it is THE biggest question of all time, you can easily imagine how those core myths take hold and change across cultures.
Such as The Great Flood. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_myth
Certainly a 'dramatic flood event' must have happened, I am talking about the mythology that surrounds it. Even the possessors of the oldest known written language, the Sumerians have that one.