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What is the difference between a historic myth and a historic fact?
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∙ 11y ago
Sometimes very dull, a historic fact is what really happened while a historic myth is lore. A story that is so old that generations of persons believe the lore to be true.
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How does history turn into myth?
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.
Is the term feudalism still useful as a historical concept or has it become a misleading myth?
No
Why is the Peace of Westphalia considered the beginning of diplomatic history?
It isn't: diplomacy predates it by millennia. The peace is considered to have instituted an order of relations between sovereign territorial states. It didn't: Germany remained a mess of sovereignties afterward as it'd been before. But ir's a convenient myth.
This city burned while Nero sat and played his fiddle?
Rome. But Nero was not playing a fiddle, that is a complete myth.
Who wrote romulous and Remus?
vergil wrote the Aeneid, but no one wrote Romulus and Remus. The story of the twins was a folk tale or myth.
What is the difference between a myth and a mythology?
myth was their stories,mythology was their religion
What is the difference between Irish an Americans myth?
a y
What is the difference between the truth and a myth?
The truth refers to facts or reality, backed up with evidence or proof. A myth, on the other hand, is a traditional story that may not be based on reality and is often used to explain natural phenomena, customs, or beliefs.
Is Food Paranoia a fact or myth?
Food paranoia is a fact, not a myth.
What is the difference between creation myth and explanatory myth?
A creation myth is the thought of something in an idea. The explanatory myth is something that has been already been said but also used to create or add somthing to it.
Do only gay men get aids fact or myth?
This is a complete myth.
Is mob footy a myth or fact?
fact
Can anyone state the essential difference between legend and myth?
A legend is a true story, usually about a person's deeds or exploits, which has been exaggerrated over time, with more drama and heroism added. A myth is something which is untrue, whether it be a story or a purported fact. So, I suppose a legend can be part truth and part myth. A myth can also be an idea, nationalism for example, used as a tool for socio- political control.
What is the difference between thre Hercules myth and the the move of Hercules?
It depends on which movie of Hercules you are referring to - there are a few of them.
Is lightning a myth or fact?
Surely you have heard thunder and seen lightening during a storm - what you can see and measure is fact not myth.
What is an non example of Myth?
The opposite of a myth is a fact. A myth could be something believed to be true when in fact it is false while a fact is something that has been proven. For example, a myth would be that shaving facial hair makes it grow back faster and thicker. A fact would be that the average human has 5 fingers on each hand.
Is lightning never strikes twice in the same place myth or fact?
Myth
