Mythology is used to describe stories that deal with The birth, the life events of gods and demi-gods, sometimes legendary heroes, but narrating a sequence of events.

神话是指一些这样的故事,它们有关神或者半人半神的诞生及生平，也有时候是一些传奇英雄，讲述他们的一系列事迹。

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This legendary birth story has important parallels in Ancient Near Eastern and other literature.

这个传奇的诞生也有对应的故事,在古代近东以及其他一些地区。

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