Dante and Milton had mythologies, Shakespeare the characters of English history, of traditional romance is more type than man, more passion than type.

但丁，弥尔顿，莎士比亚写神话,英国历史，古典爱情的人物,是激情而非类型。

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The most important is that Yahweh's battle is a historic battle, rather than a mythic battle. The sea is not Yahweh's opponent, nor is Yahweh's enemy another god.

最重要的一点是，耶和华的战斗，是一场历史意义上的，而不是神话意义上的，大海并不是耶和华的敌人，也不是其他神的敌人。

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But it would be reckless, it seems to me, to just put them aside and not ask yourself the question, "Can there be something believable at the roof of this?"

但是我认为如果将其置之不理,是很草率的,你们应该扪心自问,"这些神话故事是否有历史研究价值呢"

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

He does tell you all about the legends first, but he puts them aside and says they're just legends--now let's talk history, and he doesn't begin that until the eight century B.C.

他先将神话传说展示给读者,然后将其放到一边,对读者说,这些只是神话而已,现在咱们说说历史,而他讲的历史是从公元前八世纪开始的

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