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Mythmaking is an essential ingredient of civilized life. Through mythmaking humans capture and communicate their understanding of the world. This understanding is crucial in order for people to interact with nature, harness her bounty, with-stand her vagaries, and establish a culture where a community can thrive. There can be no nature without myth, because without myth there is no understanding of life.