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Daedalus and Icarus
Daedalus and Icarus

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29, section 1: Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself. "Whence came
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Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
"Whence came these stories?
Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"
Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Daedalus and Icarus

Chapter XXIX

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Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.
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"Whence came these stories?
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Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"
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Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.
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Learner Dictionary

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origin noun US /ˈɔːrədʒən/

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading “Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.”

Collocations
Origin ofA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
of MythologyA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
All words in this reading · 47

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"

came

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From this reading "Whence came these stories?

close

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

dreams

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From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"

foundation

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From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"

four

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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.

give

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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.

Goddesses

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

Gods

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"

Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

imagination

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From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"

inquiry

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

Mythology

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"

OriginnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

Pagan

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

Philosophers

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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.

Poets

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

reached

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

series

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.

simply

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From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"

Statues

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

stories

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

subject

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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.

suggested

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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.

suggests

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From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Origin of Mythology Statues of Gods and Goddesses Poets of Mythology Having reached the close of our series of stories of Pagan mythology, an inquiry suggests itself.

theories

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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading "Whence came these stories?

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"

three

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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.

truth

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From this reading Have they a foundation in truth, or are they simply dreams of the imagination?"

various

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From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.

WhenceadverbUS /wens/

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading "Whence came these stories?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Philosophers have suggested various theories on the subject of which we shall give three or four.