Mythology

Mythology

The term mythology can refer to either the study of myths, or to a body of myths. Comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures. In the study of folklore, a myth is a sacred narrative explaining how the world and humankind came to be in their present form. Many scholars in other fields use the term "myth" in somewhat different ways. In a very broad sense, the word can refer to any traditional story.

Branche: Anthropologie; Religion

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Peirithoos

Anthropologie; Mythologie

In der griechischen Mythologie war Peirithoos der König der Lapithen in Thessalien. Nach dem Wunsch Persephone für seine Frau, er war dazu verdammt, den Rest der Ewigkeit in der Unterwelt zu ...