MYTHOLOGICAL PICTURE OF THE WORLD AS A FORM OF VIEW

Abstract

The article studies the determination of the basic functions of the mythological picture of the world and the importance of their observance when organizing a study of the people’s worldview. A myth is a cultural code in the history of the development of any people, which forms the construction at the level of people’s consciousness of the perception of a holistic picture of the world, able to generalize the content of traditions, customs and culture. The myth in modern society has not lost its significance as an important form of social consciousness and representation of reality. The determination of the functions of myths with memory and means of activation, which reflected the human worldview, plays an important role in the study of modern linguistics. The need to study the mythological picture of the world is also caused by the fact that myths contain the main source of information about life, culture, traditions and worldview of mankind.