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Welcome...
There is not a single believer of Zeus or Odin in our modern society,
neither is there anything to remind us constantly of our mythologies.
Yet, the effects of mythology on today's society is unmistakable.
From the personal level in the concepts of fate and love, on to
the multi national coporations that adopt mythical names, throughout
all levels of society, mythology has left its mark. In this section,
we shall proceed to take a look at the effects of mythology on our
modern day society, as well as to take a look at what we may learn
from mythology.
The beginning
to mythology may wish to read the previous four sections before
reading this one, for it requires certain amounts of prior knowledge
to fully understand these texts. A more experienced reader of mythology
may decide to jump into this section straight, or to take a look
at the section on the Great Themes of Myths, before reading this
page.
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Introduction
When the team
first embarked upon the web site, it seemed an impossibility to
create a whole section devoted to talking about the impact that
mythology has had on today's modern society. After...
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Literature
Mythology in
itself was a form of literature in ancient civilizations. However,
the ideas in mythology proved to be a lot more enigmatic than one's
typical storybook. The ideas and elements that were...
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The
Arts- Music,
Art and Architecture
Mythology has
an important part to play in the various art forms in our modern
society. It has been served as an important starting point for many
major evolutions in areas such as painting and...
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Entertainment-
Films and Games
Mythology has
exerted much influence over the spheres of entertainment, where
much inspiration is drawn from the ancient tales of mythology and
where many ideas are reused in different forms, or at...
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Order
of Society
Many myths have
formed the fundamental rules of society, which dictate the way in
which society is ordered and run. Such myths also serve in explaining
certain social divisions, whilst at times...
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Intrinsic
Concepts
Many of us are
familiar with concepts such as luck and fate. These have been accepted
in society today, but many people fail to see how these concepts
are derived from mythology. For...
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Societal
Ideals
Many societal
ideals find their roots one way or another, in the very depths of
mythology. It would be interesting to imagine the outcome of society
today, if mythology has rejoiced in the ways of the...
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Morality
The morality
of the modern world today is an interesting one. It takes no introduction
to the differences in morality between the East and the West today,
but how does this at all relate to...
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Lessons
Mythology is
made up of many tales, and many of these stories serve no purpose
than as a stage for tales of cosmic proportions. Many others relate
stories, which hold important messages to...
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Representation
Despite the fact
that the names of most characters out of ancient mythologies do
not actually manifest any meaning, and the fact that they are not
officially accepted as words in language, these...
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Conclusion-
What We Can Learn
How can one learn
and benefit from mythology? At the end of this site, we hope that
we have been able to give you a good idea of the age of mythology.
We shall now come to our final conclusion to...
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Others
Bibliography
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