Which of the following is true?
a. epic heroes are usually average, unexceptional members of society.
b. epic heroes may exhibit poor ethical choices, such as ignoring evil or abandoning family.
c. myths focus on human or animal heroes, not gods.
d. myths commonly try to explain the origins of natural events.

D. Myths commonly try to explain the origin of natural events.

Explanation:

Myths are defined only as the traditional and conventional stories with a fundamental role focusing on a historical event or natural process with supernatural characters. It depicts the foundation or the origin of the very belief system of people. These stories exemplify numerous natural events relating to the distinct historical contexts which adds to the knowledge of readers. Some examples of the origin of natural events through myth could be 'Noah's ark', 'Oracle at Delphi', etc

the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

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