| In the Renaissance, the renewal of interest in Greek and Roman mythology opened the way for political subversion as well as propaganda. |
| The fable of King Midas is one of the prettiest admonitions in classical mythology against the dangerous allure of gold. |
| Each is an epic journey of passion, honour and dishonour, rooted in the pages of Greek mythology, with strong language and violence. |
| Greek mythology contains theogonies, which are stories of the birth of the gods. |
| Tobosaku is the bad guy in the Japanese mythology who stole not only one but three peaches out of Seibo's garden. |
| The roots of Japanese mythology are in the Shinto religion, in Taoism and in Zen Buddhism alike. |
