A New System Or An Analysis Of Ancient Mythology V1

by Jacob Bryant

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1774 Edition.

Genres: History

554 pages, Hardcover

First published July 14, 2003

About the author

Jacob Bryant (1715 – 1804) was a British scholar and mythographer, who has been described as "the outstanding figure among the mythagogoues who flourished in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries".

Reviews

[Truls Ljungström · Rating 3 out of 5]

The gist of it, is that Bryant believed himself to be able to use etymology to derive all ancient myth to sun-worship, through a mythical tribe who became the Chaldeans.

Some interesting notes, such as poseidon's rites being fire-related, but in general not recommended, though obviously a good mine for further works on the subjects.