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INTRODUCTION
The origin of the universe can be explained by modern astronomers and
astrophysicists, while archaeologists and historians try to clarify the origin of human societies. In the distant past, however, before any sciences existed, the beginnings of the world and of society were explained by MYTHOLOGY.
The dictionary defines mythology as the myths dealing with the gods, demigods,
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.... in several ancient civilizations found justification for their power in myths that described their origin in the world of the gods or in heaven. Myths did not originate in written form. They developed slowly as an oral tradition that was handed down form generation to generation among people who were trying to make sense of the world around them. They tried to imagine how it could have come into being in the first place. In the Greek city-states c ....
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