Myth is the hidden part of every story, the buried part, the region that is still unexplored because there are read more

Myth is the hidden part of every story, the buried part, the region that is still unexplored because there are as yet no words to enable us to get there. Myth is nourished by silence as well as by words.

Noting is more difficult than competing with a myth.

Noting is more difficult than competing with a myth.

A myth is, of course, not a fairy story. It is the presentation of facts belonging to one category in read more

A myth is, of course, not a fairy story. It is the presentation of facts belonging to one category in the idioms appropriate to another.

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

We can keep from a child all knowledge of earlier myths, but we cannot take from him the need for read more

We can keep from a child all knowledge of earlier myths, but we cannot take from him the need for mythology

Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life

Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life

The dogma of woman's complete historical subjection to men must be rated as one of the most fantastic myths ever read more

The dogma of woman's complete historical subjection to men must be rated as one of the most fantastic myths ever created by the human mind.

Old myths, old gods, old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our mind, waiting read more

Old myths, old gods, old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our mind, waiting for our call. We have need for them. They represent the wisdom of our race.

The test of a true myth is that each time you return to it, new insights and interpretations arise.

The test of a true myth is that each time you return to it, new insights and interpretations arise.