摘要：This article introduces a new assumption in the formation of myths. Based on
the existing literature, the hypothesis of this article is that all myths are created
based on the selection of components from a limited collection and the
combination of those components with each other. For better understanding and
discussing this hypothesis, it is required to give a definition of myth and its kinds,
followed by short discussions about the narrative and continue with discussions
of the two processes called selection and combination. The author shows that
each myth is created based on the narrative and this creation is limited to the
selection and combination of components which are exemplified from the real
world. Each myth is created in a possible world which is based on the narrative of
the myth. Selection and combination of components to create a myth is obeying
the rules of the real world and the perception of myth is based on the human
perception of the real world.
关键词：myth; semiotics; narrative; selection and combination; possible
world
