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That last paragraph is exactly what I was thinking. Did people in ancient Greece actually believe the stories from the Odyssey or Iliad? Or was it meant to ente
by pvorb 7y ago
That last paragraph is exactly what I was thinking. Did people in ancient Greece actually believe the stories from the Odyssey or Iliad? Or was it meant to entertain? Or have a look at Genesis. Is this something that the original sources believed to happen or was it an entertaining story in the beginning and retold until people started to believe in it? I'm not sure there always is a clear distinction between fiction and religion.
- goto11 7y agoYes they believed the stories from the Odyssey and Iliad and considered them historical events. Actually they have been considered historical until modern times. (And many still consider them historical to some extent.)
- EliRivers 7y agoSo why should future historians not make the same mistake?