Stories about gods forming the world, a famous hero fighting a great battle, a clever animal evading predators, and a lengthy narrative poem concerning a hero’s voyage may all seem mythic initially, but they may not be of the same…
Pick a creation story, and stop after the first paragraph. Before you assign it a meaning, list what is already present. Is it darkness? Water? A void? A slumbering giant? An egg? A peak? A nameless power? Then ask yourself…
Mythology stories can get confusing quickly. A god is said to be the son of two other gods. Another god goes by a second name. Another passage says he has a different father. A spouse isn’t listed until much later.…
Different versions of the “same” myth can disagree on who the parents of a god were, how a hero died, why two characters fought, or even how the story ended. This doesn’t necessarily mean one version is correct and the…