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Topic: Another myt- er, lie - shattered?
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nonsuch
rabble-rouser
Babbler # 1402
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posted 26 July 2002 05:50 PM
Hey, i'm not as fierce as all that! Myths are stories about the creation - with gods, daemons, spirits, angels, monsters and forces of nature in it. They are the earliest stories of religions. Legends are about heroes, kings and so forth, and they're the earliest stories of nations. Fairy tales are legends cut down to fit children and simpletons, and usually carry a moral.If it's about modern politics, it's a lie. If it's about shampoo, it's advertising. If it's about an ancient sage or law-giver or founder of a religion, it's somewhere on the legend-myth frontier.
From: coming and going | Registered: Sep 2001
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