The Riddle of the Sphinx

The study of myths probably began in the 4th century. BC. when Euthemerus explained
them as exaggerated adventures of historical individuals. The allegorical interpretation of
myths , stemming from the 18th century study , says that at one time myths were invented
by wise men to point out a truth, but after a time myths were taken literally. The linguistic
corruption interpretation says that myths could be understood as allegory for events found in
nature. The Jungians school denoted myths as a mechanism of wish fulfillment. Sir James
Frazer, believed that all myths were originally c…