Founding Myth

13 books featuring this theme

A founding myth legitimizes institutions, cities, or peoples by narrating origins. It binds law and territory to sacralized beginnings.

Nihon Shoki cover

Nihon Shoki

Prince Toneri • East Asian

The History of the Kings of Britain cover

The History of the Kings of Britain

Geoffrey of Monmouth • Celtic

Romulus and Remus cover

Romulus and Remus

Livy • Roman

Classic of Documents cover

Classic of Documents

Various • East Asian

Primary Chronicle cover

Primary Chronicle

Nestor • Slavic

Samguk Yusa cover

Samguk Yusa

Iryeon • East Asian

Theseus cover

Theseus

Plutarch • Greek

Library of History cover

Library of History

Diodorus Siculus • Greek

Codex Chimalpopoca cover

Codex Chimalpopoca

Anonymous • Mesoamerican

Roman Antiquities cover

Roman Antiquities

Dionysius of Halicarnassus • Roman

Gesta Hungarorum cover

Gesta Hungarorum

Anonymous • Slavic

Hymns to Enki cover

Hymns to Enki

Anonymous • Mesopotamian

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Commentary on the Aeneid

Servius • Roman