And the truth is that most actual mythologies and epics and sacred books are dull.

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As I was escorted along the hallway, my eyes turned to the grand wall murals that illustrated Chinese ancient mythologies.

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Rothko (1903-70) was an artist with broad intellectual scope that included his immersion in the mythologies and traditions of the classical, Judaic and Christian worlds.

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Mankind's mythologies have been ransacked so thoroughly that the need to identify each orbiting rock has resulted in such curiosities as Zappafrank, Lennon, McCartney and even Bagehot.

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Many cultures use references from their mythologies for contemporary ends.

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Dreamworks was always the likely top contender, with viable franchises and brands via the Madagascar animals, the Shrek universe, and the expanding mythologies of How to Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda.

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Abrams knows a thing or two about mythologies.

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Another of their important functions, according to Celtic tales and mythologies, was they were able to exhibit a range of magical powers, such as divination and prophesy, healing, levitation, shapechanging and they could even control the weather.

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