What would everyone think of us accepting questions about myth and legends and biblical stuff?

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wador@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 26d

It does depend on the questions and the answers.

I mean, I could ask something like "how was it to be a prophet in Jerusalem around the year 33?" and that would be a good history question. But if I asked how Noah built the ark, I could also ask were leprechauns get the gold for their pots....

harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 26d

As long as it pertains to these topics as literature or how the belief in them affected historical events.

For example, Iulius Gaius Caesar using his clan name - Iulius - to assert that he was a descendant of Venus.

Or how did their religious beliefs affect the defenders of Masada in the first century CE.

jordanlund@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 7d

I'd think there's a point to it, myths and legends are still part of history.

I just got 220 comic books from India covering a bunch of Indian folklore I was completely unfamiliar with...