rocklobster Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Long story short im looking for a credible source to the mythological stories of mythros, horus, and any others that you guys have links for. I cant seem to find the actual stories of these characters online anywhere. I want to read them for myself and draw my own conclusion of them. only because it seems like the opposing sides always argue about what was in the story. ex. horus was born of a virgin/ horus was not born of a virgin. seems like one side in this arguement probably has never read the story before. so any links would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocklobster Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 mythra*? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Margee Posted September 26, 2011 Moderator Share Posted September 26, 2011 try this site rock: http://www.sacred-texts.com/bib/cv/wscs/wscs06.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator florduh Posted September 26, 2011 Super Moderator Share Posted September 26, 2011 I'm no scholar on the subject, but I know there was a lot of overlap in the various myths. I think there may be some exaggeration on both sides in an effort to make a point. As usual, the facts place the truth somewhere in the middle. My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
par4dcourse Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 I just finished "Don't Know Much About Mythology" by Kenneth Davis. Good source and should be available at most libraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 As far as I know Jews dispute that the Messiah has to be born of a virgin. The original Hebrew word in Isaiah means rather "young woman". So the Messiah the Jews expect isn't even born of a virgin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwc Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Long story short im looking for a credible source to the mythological stories of mythros, horus, and any others that you guys have links for. I cant seem to find the actual stories of these characters online anywhere. I want to read them for myself and draw my own conclusion of them. only because it seems like the opposing sides always argue about what was in the story. ex. horus was born of a virgin/ horus was not born of a virgin. seems like one side in this arguement probably has never read the story before. so any links would be helpful. Congratulations. I have personally been down this path and you're going to have quite a bit of reading ahead of you. Unlike the gospels you will not find any one-stop shop, in antiquity, for any of these others. Most of what you've been told about these various figures is largely made up from bits and pieces of any number of myths over their "lives." The Roman Mithras comes to us primarily through iconography which means we're looking to their images that have been left behind and few writings where others mention the religion and its practices as opposed to a "bible" and volumes of patristic writings that speak to the subject. This is what you're basically up against. for many ancient religions. The sacred texts site is a great online resource. The trick is finding the variants which might take looking through journals at a good library or a decent book. Still, I had some good luck with those old books they host so I sure don't rule them out. mwc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jds22 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 I'm no scholar on the subject, but I know there was a lot of overlap in the various myths. I think there may be some exaggeration on both sides in an effort to make a point. As usual, the facts place the truth somewhere in the middle. My link This. It's not as cut and dried as each side likes to claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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