Every generation and every historian and every political system sees history in its own way, so in that way, some history must be a myth.
History Is Myth - 2013 was released on: USA: 11 October 2013
when there is not enough evidence to support the history History turns into myth when people add in so much of their own opinions and ideas, that it's hard to find what truth was in it at the beginning.
myth: a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
Because this myth leads to the word "pandemonium".
Investigating History - 2003 Lincoln Man or Myth 1-9 was released on: USA: 21 June 2004
Charles Toth has written: 'Myth, reality, and history' -- subject(s): History
A myth is a traditional story concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. Eg, the heroes of Greek myth.
Arthur Lower has written: 'History and myth'
Yes, myth is a word. A myth is a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events. A myth is also a widely held but false belief or idea.
It depends on the area of history (myth and fable) you are looking into, someone who is studied in Greek history may not know much Greek myth and the same of someone who knows the myths and fables; this is also true of any other area. Someone who knows Egyptian history may not know Chinese and someone who knows the myths and fables of both might not know the history. Yet with enough study of both history and myth/fable, someone usually can say.
Zeus is a religious myth, not a historical person,
Maximillian E. Novak has written: 'Realism, myth, and history in Defoe's fiction' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation, English Historical fiction, History and criticism, Myth in literature, Realism in literature