If myths are just fairy tales or superstitions, then why do they still continue to excite and fascinate us? Why did they survive centuries and survive to this day? The fact is that a myth is something constant and unchanging for all people at all times, it is the cumulative heritage of the memories of our ancestors, a story about events that took place before the beginning of written history, a thread that connects the past, present and future. The book does not include only ancient Greek and Scandinavian myths, which are quite well known to our reader, but also the myths of the peoples of Africa, North and South America, Asia and Oceania. The reader will enjoy the amazing parallels between the myths of completely different, distant cultures.