Dinosaur Bones Became Griffins, Volcanic Eruptions Were Gods Fighting – Geomythology Looks To Ancient Stories For Hint...

While our ancestors may not have had the complete story about high strangeness around them, mixing what we know now with their myths can often illustrate the gaps they filled with those "gods" (so to speak). It's not such a nutty proposition as Nick Reid and Patrick Nunn pointed out a while back how Ancient Aboriginal Stories Preserve History of a Rise In Sea Level which aligns with geological evidence better understood with modern science. In this case Timothy Burbery has a grand old time outlining old motifs in myths and how history has been encoded into tall tales over millennia. For a better understanding of The Machinery Of Myth, rather than contemplating older tales, Philip Ball examines modern myths and stories in his appropriately-titled tome The Modern Myths ranging from The Modern Prometheus and the War Of The Worlds revealing something about humanity's psyche and the tropes captivating our imaginations and guiding our psychology. Alan Price found it to be a worthwhile read, and we heartily recommend checking out the review to see why it should find home on your bookshelf. (CS)

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