"The kinds of myths."

Translation: Τα είδη του μύθου.

[jeanprendiville]

Τα είδη του μύθου, would that not mean "the kinds of myth" ?

[Dimitra956826]

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?

[Diana932243]

Yes, I think that would be clearer

[Nicholas358161]

How about των μύθων? This would reflect the plural of myths, wouldn't it?

[Dimitra956826]

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. ^.^

[Nicholas358161]

Thanks!

[sKPNNdrl]

So why is it "Τα είδη του μύθου" here but earlier with "types of philosophy" it was "είδη φιλοσοφίας" ?

[Jane416765]

Ok, thank you very much and sorry! :/

[Marva441926]

What is the singular form of είδη ? I can't recall if I have seen a neuter plural ending in -η before.

[mizinamo]

What is the singular form of είδη ?

το είδος

[sKPNNdrl]

The prompt should be "The kinds of myth", not "myths." The awkward, unidiomatic prompt encourages the wrong answer.

[Jane416765]

So, when translating from the English, could 'τα είδη τους μύθους' also be correct?

[mizinamo]

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.