Sun Lore of All Ages, by William Tyler Olcott, , at sacred-
texts.com p. 52 p. 53 SOME one has said: "If no other knowledge
deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our
possessions or to raise our station in society, then mythology
has no claim to usefulness. But if that which tends to make us
happier and better can be called useful, a knowledge of
mythology is useful, for it is the handmaid of literature, and
literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of
happiness." The solar myth, above all others, commands the
attention and interest of the student of mythology, for it is
the very basis of the science; it permeates the early history of
all people, its influence has made itself felt in every age, and
many of the customs that govern our lives to-day are of solar
origin. The sun, above all that human eyes behold, is the chief
element in life, the very essence of our existence, and to its
beneficent influences we owe all that we possess to-day, that is
of worth. How few real