Modern philosophers usually make a distinction between Mythos (emotional meaning) and Logos (rational meaning). But ancient philosophers, such as Plato, seemed to use mythological stories simply as analogies and metaphors to illustrate how Nature and Culture work, without getting into technical details. I won't bother to give you a list of books --- you can Google : "Myth Philosophy", or "Mythical Creatures Philosophy" to find some references. But I will give you a link to Plato's usage of imaginative stories, to serve as background. :smile:What are your recommendations about works and authors that talk about myth/folk creatures? — Raptor
Joseph Campbell, in The Power of Myth, finds the commonalities in folk myths to be related to Archetypes in the human mind. For example, a bull may represent Power or Potential or Fertility in human relations. But there are so many symbolic creatures in folklore, you could spend a lifetime studying them. One contemporary folk creature is the typical "Gray" Alien, which to some people is like an Angel bringing messages of peace or warnings of dire consequences for ecological disaster. :cool:Neveretheless I dont know if we can directly relate those ancient myth creatures with more contemporary folk creatures. — Raptor
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