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Excerpt from The Mythology of All Races, Vol. 1 of 13: Greek and Roman
The intrinsic interest Of the subject is very great; for better than almost anything else myths reveal men''s first notions about their world and the powers at work in it, and the rela tions between men and those powers. They Show what things in their surroundings early engaged men''s attention; what things seemed to them to need explanation; and how they explained them.
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The intrinsic interest Of the subject is very great; for better than almost anything else myths reveal men''s first notions about their world and the powers at work in it, and the rela tions between men and those powers. They Show what things in their surroundings early engaged men''s attention; what things seemed to them to need explanation; and how they explained them.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Paperback
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Author
William Sherwood Fox
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781440071393
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm
Page Count - 672
Hardback
Contributors
Author
William Sherwood Fox
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331567090
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.6 cm
Page Count - 670
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