2006-10-12 03:47:12 · 21 answers · asked by KB M 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
History is what has occured in the past. It is well documented through the evidences which can be scientifically proved.
While mythology is simply based on myths and fabricated stories and which cant stand a scientific trial/ analysis.
History is meant to learn lessons from the past while mythology always misguides you.
Some people take mytholgy as the history which is ridiculous.
2006-10-12 04:02:13 · answer #1 · answered by ♪¢αpη' ε∂ïß♪ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to debunk anyone's faith in the veracity of historical text, but the truth is that there is often very little, if any, difference between mythology and history.
>Most agree that the majority of mythology has at least some basis in factual occurences. History (as man has written and taught it) has proven to be too often the same; some truth, a lot of embellishment.
2006-10-12 04:14:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
History is documented events that are verifiable while mythology is born of stories and lore passed from generation to generation. Mythology may also possess a good deal of history.
2006-10-12 04:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by betty louise 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History has the backing of mythology and mythology has the backing of history.
Peaceful co-existence.
2006-10-12 08:42:25 · answer #4 · answered by Baby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the thing to remember here is that history is a purely subjective opinion. Is history real???
yes we know that certain things happen at certain times but remember that history is mainly told from the perspective of the ruling classes and winners of wars, there are many stories and gaps from different sides of the argument that are not included in a written historical context.
As far as myth goes these are deeply embedded symbolic narratives that evolve from pre-literate cultures and embody supernatural forces passed down in most cases by oral tradition...so there are differences to history and myth however, both a forms of story telling that are created to give meaning to a society and their core beliefs.
2006-10-12 04:05:06 · answer #5 · answered by kerynd74 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The real question is: What is the difference between mythology and religion?
2006-10-12 06:46:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mythology is the paintings of organic fiction with wild imaginations, on an identical time as, historic previous is all with regard to the incidences that have factually occurred in the previous, for which documentary information & some cases archival proofs may be had.
2016-10-16 02:52:11 · answer #7 · answered by goodgion 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from the dictionary: http://www.dicitonary.com
>history: the branch of knowledge dealing with past events
>mythology: a body of myths,a set of stories, traditions, or beliefs associated with a particular group or the history of an event, arising naturally or deliberately fostered.
So I guess history is true and mythology may or may not be?
2006-10-12 03:56:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
History is an account of something which has happened in the past and can be proved. Mythology is an account of something supposedly happened and cannot be proved.
2006-10-15 01:42:08 · answer #9 · answered by ARUN N 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mythology is myths (fake stories) that people in the early days made up to help explain things such as why it rained. It was kind of like a religion.
2006-10-12 03:55:41 · answer #10 · answered by Aaralyn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋