Does this explain why two or more different mythologies/religions can use the same symbol? For example, both pagan, wiccan, and Christian practices use eggs as a symbol of rebirth (especially during the spring seasons).

In other words, mythology is the literary portion of belief; it can be used in conjunction with religion but is not the same thing. A few months ago, I learned from a friend that religion is the system, and myths are the literature/stories.

This particular quote leads me to believe that myth is something of a creative concept. Like we as humans take our emotions, thoughts, and personalities and use them to create myths as a form of expression. Not to discredit anyone or say that certain religions and spiritualities associated with mythology are “just fantasies”, what I am saying is that the stories from mythologies heavily rely on pathos (known as the rhetoric/credibility of emotion). In simpler terms, myths are powerful because they are human.