000 02623cam a22003253u 4500
001 67172
003 UtSlPG
005 20260610134541.0
006 m
007 cr n
008 260607r20221908utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d
040 _aUtSlPG
041 7 _aen
_2iso639-1
050 4 _aBL
100 1 _aClarke, Helen A.
_q(Helen Archibald),
_d1860-1926
245 1 2 _aA Guide to Mythology
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2022-01-15
505 0 _aWhat is a myth? -- Animals in primitive myths -- Animals in culture myths -- Tree and plant myths -- Myths of the sun, moon, and stars -- Myths of the sky and air -- Mother-myths and child-myths.
508 _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"A Guide to Mythology" by Helen A. Clarke is a comprehensive exploration of myths, written in the early 20th century. This work is designed for young readers, providing both entertainment and education about various mythical stories from different cultures, while laying the groundwork for further studies in Comparative Mythology. The text likely covers topics ranging from the definition of myths to individual stories and their implications in human understanding of nature and existence. At the start of the book, the author grapples with the question, "What is a myth?" using a creative analogy that compares myths to a castle with many perspectives and interpretations. Clarke discusses different scholarly viewpoints on myths, from ancient philosophers to modern theorists, and emphasizes the need to piece together these perspectives to understand myths holistically. She introduces several key figures in mythology and provides insight into their importance, while indicating that myths serve as imaginative explanations for the human experience and natural phenomena. The first chapter sets the tone for an engaging journey into the rich tapestry of mythical narratives that follow in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1908
653 _aMythology -- Juvenile literature
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/guidetomythologyg00clar/page/264/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67172
999 _c107994
_d107994