... thing." For the sake of this essay, I would like the second definition to apply to my use of the word myth. The term myth should not be thought of as fictitious or primitive. The possibility for the myth to be real should always be considered. Some of the earliest known philosophies on the creation of the Earth come from the works of Hesiod. In his Theogony he attempts to explain the creation of the Earth, ... from which come into being all the heavens and the worlds in them."(Hetherington, pg. 58) The Pre-Socratics based their theories on insight and observations. For this reason their ...

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