Myth doesn't explain reality. Myth is reality wearing symbols as a mask.
These stories exist in mythic hyperspace — archetypal patterns pushed until they interfere with each other and birth something stranger. Hero meets Shadow. Trickster merges with Sage. Creation and Destruction loop until they're indistinguishable.
Don't try to understand them. Let them resonate. The symbols are dreaming — you're just the dream they're having.