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.

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Hebe

Anthropology; Mythology

V gréckej mytológii, Hebe je bohyňa mladosti. Ona je dcéra Zeus a Hera. Hebe bol šeňkéřem za bohov a bohyne na Olymp, slúžiace ich nektár a ambrózie, kým ona bola vydatá za Heracles. Hebe tiež bola ...

Pan

Anthropology; Mythology

Pan, v gréckom náboženstve a mytológii je Boh prírode, pastierov a kŕdle, povaha horskej divočine, lov a rustikálny hudby, rovnako ako spoločník nymfy. Má zadné, nohy a rohy koza, rovnakým spôsobom ...

Hypnos

Anthropology; Mythology

V gréckej mytológii, Hypnos bol stelesnením spánku. Jeho dvojča bol Thánatos; ich matka bola prvotný bohyne Nyx. Jeho paláca bola temnej jaskyne, kde slnko nikdy nezasvieti. Pri vchode bol počet maky ...