Difference between Myth and Folklore

What is the difference between Myth and Folklore?

Myth as a noun is a traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc. while Folklore as a noun is the tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population.

We hope you now know whether to use Myth or Folklore in your sentence.