myth (n.) A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural ideal: a star whose fame turned her into a myth; the pioneer myth of suburbia.
myth (n.) A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology.
A myth is a fictional story about gods or goddesses. A myth is a fiction, therefore, it does not exist.
How can something fade away or disappear when it never truly existed?
