How did religions and myths form, such as Greek mythology or

>>1574177
>Where can I read more?

>Greek Myth

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>>1574193
>no pic
Great start.

>>1574177
Animism > cults >some get more prominent etc

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>>1574199
>Chinese 'myth'.

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>>1574206
>Mesopotamian myth

Start here.

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>>1574207
>Arabian 'myth'.

>>1574200
Do we not know the roots of most thought? Did some Roman just pull some myths out their ass?

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>>1574212
>"Christian myth"

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The Hero with a Thousand Faces -- Joseph Campbell
Lectures on Ancient Philosophy -- Manly P. Hall
Mythology -- Edith Hamilton
Man and His Symbols -- Jung
Jung on Mythology (Selected and introduced by Robert A. Segal)

That should be enough to get you going

If you're still interested after, read Prometheus Rising, the Kybalion, and the Corpus Hermeticum.

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>>1574220
>Norse Myth
Both Poetic and Prose.

>>1574223
Oh, and don't forget The Secret Teachings of All Ages by Manly P. Hall too

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>>1574225
Also Homers works, as you said.

There's two origins of gods

The first is simple animism

The entire world is teeming with spirits of EVERYTHING

Each rock, tree, wind, river, fire, animal, object, etc. has a soul and consciousness of its own

Man and spirit and by-and-large equals

Over time these myriad nature deities are assembled into pantheons resembling human tribes and kingdoms with only a few particular general gods presiding over lesser gods. At this point gods of culture become prominent like hunting, weaving, war, smithing, etc.

Then you have ghost gods. Basically deified heroes, kings, healers, wisemen, virtuous folk, etc. Their exploits become exaggerated to mythical levels.

>>1574233
Thanks! I've read most homer, the divine comedy, and some of the Edith. Guess k need to refresh a bit.

However, my question still remains, can historians trace directly who began a religion based upon what we know?

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>>1574236
>Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge
For Egyptian works. He translated the book of the dead among many other ancient Egyptian works. I am done for now, until I can think of any others worth reading.

Sadly, there is not much, at least, not as much as you think there would be, material surrounding these subjects.

>>1574249
>can historians trace directly who began a religion based upon what we know?
Most, if not all, ancient religions began as oral tradition.