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_I am the child of earth and of starry heaven; but my race is of heaven, know this well!&#46;&#46;&#46;_

Inscription on a Pythagorean-Orphic funerary tablet, found near Rome (1st or 2nd century)

<h2 id="el-ingrediente-mitologico-en-lo-religioso">The mythological ingredient in religion</h2>

Religion draws sustenance from the mythological universe that founds its dogmas and laws. Thus, mythology forms part of the body of beliefs that shape the religious experience of a given culture.

<h2 id="links">Links</h2>

[The mythological tradition of Islam](/en/350042/)

[Allegorical reading of sacred texts](/en/348619/)

[Mythology and Christianity](/en/334193/)

[Myths, historicity and Christianity](/en/348196/)

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