How Myths Reflect their Cultures

A quick summary of the article is easily made through the second paragraph: "It is true that myths are religions have been created by their cultures, but many disagree on the purpose. So let's look into different myths and religions around the world and see what they can tell us about the culture that created them."Examples looked at: uNoahGuy finishes the article with some thoughts on various ways of incorperating mythology into a setting.
 * Egypt's use of mythos to establish a divine right to authority for the Pharaoh.
 * Pantheons via Greece, Athens, Sparta, and Hinduism.
 * Moral guides through the Greek myth of Icarus.