It is not so easy to use the power of mythology just as with the power of fairy tales.
(ceaf) Even Athena, the goddess of wisdom, has doubts about this.
"Even if it is the myth where the concubine is located, the concubine does not think that those poets have the same sense of identity, so they chant the content! "
The silver-haired petite goddess said very puzzled.
The thoughts of fairy tale writers are still traceable.
Whether it is Grimm's fairy tales or Andersen's fairy tales.
A large number of its stories have been sorted out and adapted by the author.
Since it is something from the mouth of one person, it is not surprising that there is a certain ideological unity.
Therefore, it is not difficult to extract the core from fairy tales.
But the myth is different.
The intricate myths themselves have a chaotic origin, and they have also experienced the addition of oil and vinegar and re-creation by various poets.
Athena is the goddess who descended to the earth thousands of years ago.
When the gods were in the generation, they also had a certain understanding of the human world.
Therefore, she is very aware of the nature of those poets who chant myths.
Those poets with casual styles have basically strange personalities, and everyone values them completely differently.
It is simply impossible to expect these poets with casual styles to reach some kind of consensus in the creation of myths.
Poets who have experienced different eras from these thoughts and experiences.
The myth of integration after creation.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a pot of messy stew.
I want to find some kind of unified core in the myths compiled by poets who have never cooperated with these roots.
That is simply impossible.
For Athena's doubts.
Su Mo just shook his head.
"Consensus is not something that can be achieved by agreeing in advance. "
"Since it is the core of the record of the myth itself, as the key to the myth, it is naturally the least easily modified content. "
"No matter how the gods themselves change, no matter how the myths themselves are distorted and rewritten, the thoughts that can still be preserved over a long period of time are the most precious places in myths. "
Even in the world of Godslayer.
This disobedient god has many vests, and the relationship between the gods is complicated in the world.
Even in these myths, even the very important main gods are not even their own gods.
The core of the myth itself has still been preserved.
No matter how the name of the gods changes, no matter how the deeds of the gods change.
In the end, what remains the same is the most precious core of mythology.
"That is-the view of the universe. ".
Chapter 520
"Cosmology? "
After hearing Su Mo's words, Athena tilted her head in confusion.
She is no stranger to this term.
In the study of mythology~, this is often mentioned.
Cosmology refers to a kind of conjecture and falsehood about the composition of the world by ancient humans reflected in mythology.
It also includes human cognition of the world.
The most important thing is naturally the discussion of the model of the universe.
For example, Huaxia was born very early and established the idea of the Tao of the unity of heaven and man.
On the basis of this unchanging thought, the hypothesis of the universe model has been progressing with the times.
From the Tianyuan place, to Gai Tian said, Huntian said, Xuanye said.
Getting closer and closer to the real model of the universe.
In this regard.
Western civilization also has an era of heavenly movement theory. After the heavenly movement theory was rejected, it was gradually replaced by the earth movement theory, so that it has become the current scientific model of the universe.
If the so-called cosmology refers to this.
It is indeed as Su Mo said.
No matter how the godhead of the gods changes.
No matter how distorted the myth itself is.
As the most fundamentally set worldview, it has almost never changed.
"It's just that this kind of thing has nothing to do with the subject of mythology, right? "
Athena asked very puzzled.
If the myth itself is a story, the model of the universe is at best nothing more than a stage set up.
The stage itself, no matter how it changes, shouldn't make much sense.
At least, it shouldn't be able to determine the core of the story.
"Yes, the model of the universe itself is not particularly important. "
Su Mo nodded and agreed with her statement.
Then, the voice turned.
"However, the cosmology is not equivalent to the model of the universe. "
After shaking his head, he did not sell off, but said bluntly.
"As the most central thing of mythology, the most important thing about the cosmology itself is not the setting of the model of the universe, but the discussion of the relationship between mankind and the world. "
After all, literary works are people-oriented and human-centered narratives.
This is true even for myths and legends.
Therefore, compared with the cosmic model, the relationship between mankind and the world is the most important part of the mythological system.
"In a society that tends to be stable, people who live in the same era often have a certain commonality in their thinking about the world. This commonality is the key that even the poets who collect myths, process them, and create them have not noticed. "
If the fairy tales themselves are sung by the poets who sing epics.
Then, I'm afraid that when creating these myths, those poets themselves did not realize the thoughts in their minds that were consciously natural and justified!
It was as if fate had borrowed the poet's hand to complete the mythical epic.
"For example, Zoroastrianism, that is, Zoroastrianism, their cosmology is [dualism of good and evil]. "
"They believe that human beings should restrain temptation and devote themselves to good in order to defeat evil. "
"Under this view of the universe, 'good' and 'evil' are naturally the two most important cores. Moreover, according to the prophecies in mythology, good is destined to prevail over evil. "
"Therefore, only the good gods and the evil gods can get the greatest support from the Zoroastrian cosmology, and the evil gods will eventually be conquered, and the good gods can dominate everything. "
Su Mo used Zoroastrianism, which he was very familiar with, as an example to explain.
Relative to other myths.
The Zoroastrian view of the universe is the most famous and the most easily understood.
The fairy tales of Zoroastrianism tell one thing from beginning to end.
—-Good will prevail over evil!
Therefore, I want to get enough power bonuses in the Zoroastrian mythology system.
You only need to have the attributes of a good god and get the corresponding destiny bonus.
Although I don't know, how big this bonus can be.
However, since the last king has received the bonus of the fate of the brave, he can get combat power above the level of the Godslayer.
Then if Su Mo passes the demon god ceremony and becomes a three-digit almighty realm.
If you get the corresponding fate bonus again.
Wouldn't you be able to come into contact with the power of the truth level of the universe?
Directly become a three-digit breakthrough, and even hope to be promoted to a two-digit field? !
If that's the case, it's really one step to the sky.
of course.
The mythology of the Godslayer world is naturally not enough to support this level of power.
Only the myth of the box court world can make it possible for Su Mo to get enough bonuses.
"The dualism of good and evil..."
Hearing Su Mo's words, the petite silver-haired goddess nodded slightly.
The teachings of Zoroastrianism can be said to be one of the few types that are on the bright side.
It is indeed not difficult to grasp the thrust of this myth.
If the same is true of other myths.
It doesn't seem difficult to grasp the thrust.
"However, there seems to be no certain thrust in the Greek mythology where the concubine is now. "
Athena thought for a while, frowning slightly.
Greek mythology, half of it is "The Genealogy", which tells the story of the gods starting from Uranos and Gaia.
The other half is the "Epic of Homer", which mainly tells the stories of heroes with heroes as the protagonist and the gods occasionally interfere.
Athena, the goddess of victory, occupies a lot of space in it.
But even if she was an eyewitness in the mythology, she had no idea that her own mythology had the same clear thrust as [Dualism of Good and Evil].
In Greek mythology, heroes are active in the center of the stage, but even if they are the sons of gods, they are not invincible.
The interference, conspiracy, betrayal of the gods... There are not a few heroes who have died in various experiences, and the heroes have failed not infrequently.
The gods, who are the center of mythology, are not divided into different poles of good and evil like Zoroastrianism, fighting each other according to their camps.
But in the continuous cycle of replacement, it was overthrown again and again.
For this type of fairy tale, it is difficult to extract a convincing enough core.
Even as the goddess of wisdom, she is a bit stuck.
However, after a little thought, she still realized something, but she didn't grasp the point.
·····*Seeking flowers··· ·····
Noticing that she was only one step away from the door, Su Mo reminded her aloud.
"Remember the myth of Sisyphus? "
Sisyphus is the founder and king of Corinth in Greek mythology.
He was punished by the gods for kidnapping the grim Reaper and asked him to push the boulder to the top of the mountain.
But because the boulders are too heavy, the top of the mountain is too steep.
So much so that every time I haven't reached the top of the mountain, the boulders will roll down and come to naught.
He wants to push the stone again.
Sisyphus accepted this hopeless punishment day after day, and his story is also called a typical example of a cycle, never-ending, and finally futile.