"The kinds of myths."
Translation:Τα είδη του μύθου.
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I'm having the same trouble understanding that sentence as you do. Since we can't change the main sentences and only the translations, I feel like I should at least add "the kinds of myth" as a translation to "Τα είδη του μύθου", no?
How about των μύθων? This would reflect the plural of myths, wouldn't it?
Yes, that's an accepted translation. The translation here does match the sentence exactly, which is a bit odd. But, it's not too much of a catastrophy, since that alternative is included as well. ^.^
What is the singular form of είδη ? I can't recall if I have seen a neuter plural ending in -η before.
The prompt should be "The kinds of myth", not "myths." The awkward, unidiomatic prompt encourages the wrong answer.
So why is it "Τα είδη του μύθου" here but earlier with "types of philosophy" it was "είδη φιλοσοφίας" ?
No. τους μύθους is the accusative case -- your phrase would mean "the kinds the myths", more or less. Just two unrelated noun phrases next to each other, not connected at all.