mythology I (prelude almost serious)
This month we shall take a break from history and do mythology. Unlike history, wehich is about the past, mythology is well..err..about the past. Mostly the difference is democracy at its not quite best. History is what the majority has accepted has having been real and mythology is what the majority have decided is not real.
Does this have anything to do with facts? Well not always,no. History is also,in many cases, the record of the strongest. Thus,when the Romans beat the Greeks (as an example), the Trojan War became a myth. Even though it did happen. But then the idea that history is really that different than myth is a bit modern. History and Hysteria do have the same root after all. And even in modern times..look at Soviet History..or history according to Bush?
From a religion standpoint the defintion of mythology is fairly similiar. Myths are a bit like reruns. They are the gods that people believed in last year but have been cancelled. Unless there is a war going on. In that case of course religion is what we believe and myth is what the other person believes,which of course is wrong.
Coming tomorrow..we shall return through the mists and myths to the very very very beginning (sort of..depending on the myth)and look at creation stories. Some of which might prove interesting.
Does this have anything to do with facts? Well not always,no. History is also,in many cases, the record of the strongest. Thus,when the Romans beat the Greeks (as an example), the Trojan War became a myth. Even though it did happen. But then the idea that history is really that different than myth is a bit modern. History and Hysteria do have the same root after all. And even in modern times..look at Soviet History..or history according to Bush?
From a religion standpoint the defintion of mythology is fairly similiar. Myths are a bit like reruns. They are the gods that people believed in last year but have been cancelled. Unless there is a war going on. In that case of course religion is what we believe and myth is what the other person believes,which of course is wrong.
Coming tomorrow..we shall return through the mists and myths to the very very very beginning (sort of..depending on the myth)and look at creation stories. Some of which might prove interesting.