200 Quotes About Myths

He was, after all, the ultimate rebel -- it takes a lot of cojones to stand up to Zeus.

Its better to be thought a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

Wolves rarely attack humans, and they do not howl at the moon. (There is no record of a nonrabid wolf killing a human in North America since the arrival of Europeans.)” They are neither innate cowards nor wanton killers.

Myths born in patriarchy offer a limited source of data on women. What they usually tell is how women react under patriarchy.

For the world seems never to offer anything worthwhile without also providing a dreadful opposite.

It is probably best for us not to concentrate in too literal a fashion on the temporal structure of myth.

Kronos had seen by now that his wife was expecting and he readied himself for the happy day when he could consume the sixth of his children. He was taking no chances.

When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.

Aber sie halten es für eine Legende!''Weil sie es dafür halten wollen. Vielleicht würden sich manche Märchen und Mythen als wahr herausstellen, wenn nur jemand den Mut aufbrächte, in einem Brunnen nach einer goldenen Kugel zu suchen oder die Dornenhecke vor einem Schloss zu zerschneiden.