Before the surgical embalming or cosmetic processes can begin, the body is washed in a disinfectant solution and the limbs are massaged and manipulated to relieve rigor mortis (stiffening of the joints and muscles). Any facial hair is shaved off, unless the person who died wore facial hair.
Mythology is a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition of a group of peopleâtheir collection of stories they tell to explain nature, history, and customs âor the study of such myths. As a collection of such stories, mythology is a vital feature of every culture.oseph Campbell believed there were two different orders of mythology: myths that are metaphorical of spiritual potentiality in the human being, and myths that have to do with specific societies. His major work is The Masks of God I-IV.
About Greek and Roman Mythology. The term myth refers to a story that attempts in more or less symbolic form to explain the mystery of the origins of the cosmos, the earth, and humanity; the theme of life and death; and the causes and meanings of natural phenomena.he term myth refers to a story that attempts in more or less symbolic form to explain the mystery of the origins of the cosmos, the earth, and humanity; the theme of life and death; and the causes and meanings of natural phenomena.