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The origins of myth
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Soft Shell Crab
Apr 12, 2006

A misanthrope posted:

Honestly the origins of myths is a really fascinating subject to me. I like thinking about how the natural world and human conflicts and stuff were interpreted by ancient man, and how threads of the stories first told tens of thousands of years ago still exist in the stories and religions we have today.

Take Odin, for example. Was the origin of Odin tribal shamanism? How did he evolve over time to become the Santa Clause we know today (because he totally did)?






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Soft Shell Crab
Apr 12, 2006

naem posted:

It bothers me that myths were the best people could come up with like, c'mon guys
Wow lol. Give the ancient little respect. Modern people don't even understand what myths are.

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