Books Quote by Alexandre Dumas

“This book aims to capture, and explore, the outrageousness, inventiveness, and sheer fun that characterize classical mythology. But it is also born of the…

— Helen Morales

“Classical mythology has been so influential upon Western culture that everyone who is alive to the art,culture,politics, and languages of today encounters it.”

— Helen Morales

Myths of the heroes are cosmic creation myths in microcosm. They depict, in no matter how subtle variation, the eternal battle we wage to…

— Dorothy Norman

“In myths, the hero survives. The evil is vanquished. The world is set right. Sometimes there are celebrations, and sometimes there are funerals. The…

— V.E. Schwab

“We have looked for myths that include us in great novels, music, the latest comic book, or even some stupid advertising campaign. We'll look…

— Kate Bornstein

“Myths have always been archetypal realities, that through history or legend, remind the human being of his origin, his destiny, and the meaning of…

— Javier Cazañ

“Being mythological does wonders for one's ego.”

— Sylvia Plath

“In the end the myth didn’t matter. What mattered in reality was a person’s character, what he did with the life and abilities God…

— Julie Klassen

“A myth is an unverifiable and typically fantastic story that is nonethless felt to be true and that deal with a theme of some…

— John Bierhorst

“Our mythology is full of heroic adventures—mountains climbed, ogres fought, dragons defeated—but it takes even more courage for a man to speak his emotional…

— James Hollis

“The universal hero myth always refers to a powerful man or god-man who vanquishes evil in the form of drag- ons, serpents, monsters, demons,…

— C.G. Jung

“Old myths, old gods, old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of your mind, waiting for our call. We…

— Stanley Kunitz