World Mythology

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World Mythology explores the beliefs, cultures and history of ancient societies from around the world in order to gain knowledge beneficial to the academic disciplines of literature, philosophy, art, comparative religion, science, anthropology, archeology and psychology. 

Scholars interpret myths for sociological, philosophical and historical significance and identify various universal archetypes, themes, symbols and motifs found in myths. Scholars analyze the cultural significance and relevance of important ancient epic stories such as The Iliad, The Odyssey, The Aeneid, The Epic of Gilgamesh and Sigurd the Volsung. These ancient stories helped to shape the development of differing world views and cultures, including Greco-Roman, Norse, Judeo-Christian, Celtic and Babylonian.

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