The concept of a god or god-like monster doesn't just emerge out of a vaccuum. It has an instigating cause and it relates to something seen or experienced within the surrounding environment. To uncover the original meaning of these symbols, we must leave behind our modern worldview...
There's nothing that sums up World Mythology (uh, I mean, world history), like a cemetary. Ugh. That thought is a bit morbid though, even for me. But is that what draw us in? The sense that something vital, something important, has died and can never be reclaimed?
According to Wikipedia (the links take you to other Wikipedia articles): “The word mythology (from the Greek ... mythología, meaning "a story-telling, a legendary lore") refers to a body of folklore/myths/legends that a particular culture believes to be true and that often use the supernatural to interpret natural events and to explain the nature of the universe and humanity.
The concept of a god or god-like monster doesn't just emerge out of a vaccuum. It has an instigating cause and it relates to something seen or experienced within the surrounding environment. To uncover the original meaning of these symbols, we must leave behind our modern worldview...
There's nothing that sums up World Mythology (uh, I mean, world history), like a cemetary. Ugh. That thought is a bit morbid though, even for me. But is that what draw us in? The sense that something vital, something important, has died and can never be reclaimed? 
According to Wikipedia (the links take you to other Wikipedia articles): “The word mythology (from the