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Karl Otfried Müller Quotes

1797–1840 Germany

Karl Otfried Müller (28 August 1797 – 1 August 1840) was a German professor, scholar of classical Greek studies and philodorian.

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Separation, therefore, is one main business of the mythologist.

While Kekrops’ Egyptian origin is merely historical sophism, that of Danaos is genuine myth.

the entire book is opposed to the theory which would make the majority of myths importations from the East.

In order to assume this just for one [myth] even, distinct proof is required either of so great internal agreement as only to be explained by transplantation or, secondly, that the mythos is absolutely without root in the soil of local tradition, or, lastly, that transplantation is expressed in the legend itself.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Karl Otfried Müller (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.