What makes a myth?

[Banquo's Ghost]

Already quite few biologists, environmental activists and policy makers are seriously influenced by Lovelock´s hypothesis that the earth is a single organism and even regard it as a breathing, feeling and acting entity that takes ´revenge´ for mankind´s abusive behaviour.

That's not quite what Professor Lovelock has proposed. I will agree however, that it is what many environmental campaigners have manipulated his theory into. (The same people that also ignore his eloquent arguments for nuclear power).

Anyway, I always thought a myth was a female moth.