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The Definition of Myth

Posted by Andrew Griffiths on Thursday, August 1, 2013, In : General 


The Golden Age by Pietro da Cortona (Source - Wikipedia)

The word Myth literally means 'story' or 'word' and comes from the Greek word ‘Mythos’. As the word ends with ‘ology’, the term Mythology can be said to mean the study of myth however in common usage, it is more often used to describe the whole body of myth that belongs to a particular culture. Mythological stories usually have no known original author, are normally set in a very distant past harping back to a Golden Age and cont...
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Mythology Quote

"We can keep from a child all knowledge of earlier myths, but we cannot take from him the need for mythology"

 ~ Carl Gustav Jung ~

 

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Mythology Quote

"Myths, whether in written or visual form, serve a vital role of asking unanswerable questions and providing unquestionable answers. Most of us, most of the time, have a low tolerance for ambiguity and uncertainty. We want to reduce the cognitive dissonance of not knowing by filling the gaps with answers. Traditionally, religious myths have served that role, but today — the age of science — science fiction is our mythology."

~ Michael Shermer ~

 

 

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