I think people should take mythology much more seriously, because it tells us an awful lot about the history of the human race. We tend to dismiss it as 'fairy tales, ' when it isn't. Fairy tales in themselves are about fundamentals of human nature. And they keep being reinvented in different ways. Fantasy acknowledges that, whereas a lot of modern literature is trying to distance itself from 'story, ' never mind anything else. Which is why a lot of books are read by the critics, then people buy them, put them on their shelves, and don't really read them much, because they're not very interesting! . Jan Siegel
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Mythology is the study of stories that are passed on through generations. People who study mythology look at the stories and try to discover what is behind them. If you read the stories they will become very interesting because the stories tell us a lot about ourselves. They tell us about ourselves as people, what kind of people we are, how we behave and what our preferences are. So, when you read the stories you will find out that there are some things that you do not like because of which you cannot carry on with your life.

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