An Analysis on Cultural Comparison between Chinese and Western Myths

1.Introduction Mythology,also known as myth,is a word originating from ancient Greek,which refers to stories and legends about gods,goddesses and heroes based on popular beliefs.Every country has its own myths and tries to use myths to illustrate some natural but magic,unexplainable phenomena.As is known,China is the birthplace of orient civilization and culture,while Greek plays the same role in western civilization and culture.Chinese civilization and western civilization existed in different ages and areas,and