# Modern Mythology

Author: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912

Genre: Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14576

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Modern+Mythology+Lang&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Between 1860 and 1880, roughly speaking, English people interested in early myths and religions found the mythological theories of Professor Max Muller in possession of the field. These brilliant and attractive theories, taking them in the widest sense, were not, of course, peculiar to the Right Hon. Professor. In France, in Germany, in America, in Italy, many scholars agreed in his opinion that the science of language is the most potent spell for opening the secret chamber of mythology. But while these scholars worked on the same general principle as Mr. Max Muller, while they subjected the names of mythical beings--Zeus, Helen, Achilles, Athene--to philological analysis, and then explai...

## Chapters

- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-mythology-14576/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/modern-mythology-14576/chapters/2/index.md)