Or so an ancient legend goes at least.

至少古代神话是这样讲述的。

An author with chapter books about mythical creatures and animals and things.

写神话的作家。

They are fairy tales that have been proved false.

它们是已经被证伪的神话。

Over the generations, many myths have abounded about the Canary Islands.

几代以来，加那利群岛盛传许多 神话。

But first, let’s start with the myth.

但首先让我们先来说一下这个神话。

This is a lesson that's also taught in many a myth.

这是一个多神话中都在传递的寓意。

In the Samburu creation story, wildlife belong to women.

桑布鲁的神话中，野生动物属于女人。

What explains the power of all this modern-day mythology?

当代神话为何有如此大的魅力？

Man sometimes mythological stories feel a LOT like mad libs.

有时神话中的男人像疯狂的人。

In fairy tales witches often use magic to change persons into animals or birds.

在神话中，巫婆常使用魔术将人变成动物或鸟。

So much for the myth itself, Sophie. But what is the real meaning behind it?

这个神话到此结束。然而，其中真正的意义究竟是什么?

Nordsveen described the experience as being magical and like a fairy tale.

Nordsveen称此次经历“神奇”且像“神话”一样。

Round these concepts whole societies, as well as stories, were organised.

所有社会，无一例外，都是围绕这些对立的概念构建而成的，各种的神话就更不用说了。

Over the millennia a wild profusion of mythological explanations of philosophical questions spread across the world.

数千年来，世界各地有许多企图解答哲学性问题的神话。

But what I have done instead is turn my relationship into the kind of myth I don't quite believe in.

然而我所做的却是将我的爱情变成了一个 我自己都不怎么相信的神话。

But there were countless myths about Thor and Odin, Freyr and Freya, Hoder and Balder and many other gods.

实上，关于索尔与欧丁、芙瑞耶(Freyr)、芙瑞雅、霍德尔(Hoder)、波尔德(Balder)与其他多位天神，还有数不清的神话。

" My teacher read myths to us, " said Jack.

“我的老师给我们读神话，”杰克说。

Though the story is mythical, Gilgamesh was probably a real king of Uruk.

尽管这个是神话，但吉尔伽美什可能是真正的乌鲁克国王。

As observant readers may notice, many of aforementioned productions are inspired by ancient tales of monsters and mythical beings called yaoguai.

敏锐的读者可能会注意到，前面提到的许多作品都是受古代怪物和被称为妖怪的神话的启发。

The internal mechanics of myths may not have changed much over the ages, but the technology used to impart them certainly has.

神话架构可能未随时间流转变样，但是让其流传开来的技术手段却日新月异。