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The myths illustrated convey to the readers about the Gethenian culture and how some of the myths repeat into some of the character's lives throughout the novel. It signified what the Gethenian people believed and what they hold sacred to them most. Two myths that portrayed Estraven's series of events was the Place Inside the Blizzard and Estraven the Traitor. The Place Inside the Blizzard related to Estraven's life the most because in the myth it revealed two brothers that swore kemmering together, however, that is against the law if they birth a child. The two brothers birthed a child so they could not stay  together anymore. One of the brothers committed suicide which is looked down upon the most and the other brother was shunned. Their child was then raised by the grandfather. This myth portrayed Estraven's life significantly. It reminds me of a forbidden love known as Romeo and Juliet. Estraven the Traitor myth, also, signified Estraven's situation because he wanted to create peace between the two tribes or the Ekumen and Karhide. Of course it did not work because they were both known as a Traitor after.