Finchbearer
Istar
What separates mythology from fantasy? There have been a lot of (mainly female) writers in recent years that have done Greek mythological retellings, for example Circe, which has done incredibly well, and there’s a lot of similar fiction out there.
I’m dabbling with a Greek goddess in one of my stories, wasn’t particularly intentional, but fits into the setting nicely, but I suppose it has got me thinking what actually separates the two when they are written in a modern fiction context? And does it make my fiction fantasy or not, because I was under the impression a that it was.
A lot of fantasy’s is inspired by myth and folklore that has been in part fundamental aspects of belief systems, but have also been important in traditional storytelling.
I’m dabbling with a Greek goddess in one of my stories, wasn’t particularly intentional, but fits into the setting nicely, but I suppose it has got me thinking what actually separates the two when they are written in a modern fiction context? And does it make my fiction fantasy or not, because I was under the impression a that it was.
A lot of fantasy’s is inspired by myth and folklore that has been in part fundamental aspects of belief systems, but have also been important in traditional storytelling.