Storytelling Quote by John Bierhorst

“A myth is an unverifiable and typically fantastic story that is nonethless felt to be true and that deal with a theme of some importance to the believer.” quote by John Bierhorst — Download Open image

““A myth is an unverifiable and typically fantastic story that is nonethless felt to be true and that deal with a theme of some importance to the believer.””

John Bierhorst

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