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题干：Themythologyofaculturecanprovidesomevitalinsightsintothebeliefsandvaluesofthatculture.Byusingfantasticandsometimesincrediblestoriestocreateanoraltraditionbywhichtoexplainthewondersofthenaturalworldandteachlessonstoyoungergenerations,asocietyexposesthoseideasandconceptsheldmostimportant.Justasimportantasthefinallessontobegatheredfromthestories,however,arethecharactersandtherolestheyplayinconveyingthatmessage.PerhapstheepitomeofmythologyanditsuseasatooltopassonculturalvaluescanbefoundinAesop'sFables,toldandretoldduringtheeraoftheGreekEmpire.Aesop,aslavewhowonthefavorofthecourtthroughhisimaginativeanddescriptivetales,almostexclusivelyusedanimalstofilltherolesinhisshortstories.Humans,whenatallpresent,almostalwaysplayedthepartofbumblingfoolsstrugglingtolearnthelessonbeingpresented.ThischoiceofcharacterizationallowsustoseethattheGreeksplacedwisdomonalevelslightlybeyondhumans,implyingthatdeepwisdomandunderstandingisauniversalqualitysoughtby,ratherthansteamingfrom,humanbeings.Aesop'sfablesillustratedthecentralthemesofhumilityandself-reliance,reflectingtheimportanceofthosetraitsinearlyGreeksociety.Thefollyofhumanswasusedtocontrastagainsttheultimategoalofattainingahigherlevelofunderstandingandawarenessoftruthsaboutnatureandhumanity.Forexample,onenotablefablefeaturesafoxrepeatedlytryingtoreachabunchofgrapesonaveryhighvine.Afterfailingatseveralattempts,thefoxgivesup,makingupitsmindthatthegrapeswereprobablysouranyway.Thefable'slesson,thatweoftenplaydownthatwhichwecan'tachievesoastomakeourselvesfeelbetter,teachesthereaderorlistenerinanentertainingwayaboutoneoftheweaknessesofthehumanpsyche.ThemythologyofotherculturesandsocietiesrevealtheunderlyingtraitsoftheirrespectiveculturesjustasAesop'sfablesdid.ThestoriesofRomangods,AztecghostsandEuropeanelvesallservedtotrainancientgenerationsthoselessonsconsideredmostimportanttotheircommunity,andtodaytheyofferapowerfullookingglassbywhichtoevaluateandconsiderthecontextualenvironmentinwhichthosecultureexisted.
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