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title: The importance of myths in the world today
description: A debate on the role of myths in today's world.
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  name: Graciela Paula Caldeiro
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<h2 id="cual-es-la-importancia-de-los-mitos-en-el-mundo-de-hoy">What is the importance of myths in the world today?</h2>

When we speak of myths, we may think of figures who, though archetypal, are distant and remote in both time and space. Nevertheless, beneath many masks, they continue to be present all around us.