Myth is not primitive proto-science. It is a qualitatively different phenomenon. Science might be considered "description of the world with regards to those aspects that are consensually apprehensible" or "specification of the most effective mode of reaching an end (given a defined end)." Myth can be more accurately regarded as "description of the world as it signifies (for action)." The mythic universe is a pi ace to act, not a place to perceive. Myth describes things in terms of their unique or shared affective valence, their value, their motivational significance.
