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World Mythology: General Mythology

Mythology

The word ‘mythology’ comes from the Greek words mythos, a story or legend, and logos , a discourse. It is used to describe bodies of traditional stories about gods and superhuman beings, although many also include human heroes. However, it is extremely difficult to give a hard and fast definition; the boundaries between mythology, legend and folklore are blurred...Humankind has always demonstrated a need to create such stories, whether as the basis of religion or simply to try to explain in human terms phenomena or events that seemed mysterious.

Text from: Munro, Michael. “Mythology.” Chambers Dictionary of the Unexplained, edited by Una McGovern, 1st ed., Chambers Harrap, 2007. Credo Reference, https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6MTA1OTg3OQ==?summaryArticle=true&aid=95497.

Ancient Roman statue of the titan Atlas supporting the heavens on his shoulders.

Image from: Rand, Ayn, and Colby Cuppernull. “Atlas Shrugged.” The Literature of Propaganda, edited by Thomas Riggs, 1st ed., Gale, 2013. Credo Reference, https://search.credoreference.com/articles/Qm9va0FydGljbGU6ODM5NTM1?aid=95497.

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