Parabola Magazine

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Parabola Magazine

A myth may be broadly defined as a narrative that through many retellings has become an accepted tradition in a society. By this definition, the term mythology might include all traditional tales, from the creation stories of ancient Egypt to the sagas of Icelandic literature to the American folktale of Paul Bunyan. Myths are universal, occurring in almost all cultures. They typically date from a time before the introduction of writing, when they were passed orally from one generation to the next.

Many myths do not directly concern human beings, but focus rather on the activities of the gods in their own realm. In many mythologies the gods form a divine family, or pantheon. The story of a power struggle within a pantheon is common to a large number of world mythologies. Greek mythology features a similar story of struggle between generations. The birth and infancy of a mythological hero is often exceptional or even miraculous. In the ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean world, the births of many heroes followed similar patterns.

Mythology is such an interesting subject. And this magazine will give you a glimpse on how creative mythology authors are. It will give readers piece of entertainment as well as piece of eastern and western culture.

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Last updated on Oct 5, 2010.