1.   Even in translation, strange to say, pagan myth is little-read today.

2.   Namely, the inevitable Decline of pagan myth.

3.   Ovid the Augustan outcast opened up a silvery perspective of pagan myth for succeeding generations to enjoy.

4.   Rape is a staple in pagan myth, and killing still more commonplace.

5.   This, together with the re-emergence of pagan myth in general, fostered the full sunshine of the High Renaissance.

6.   Stone monuments from tenth and eleventh century Northumbria sometimes contain scenes from pagan myth and legend.

7.   And the scenes from pagan myths, of Hercules or Eros, for example, were altered slightly to depict Jesus.

8.   Instead, they sought new sources of faith, turning to pagan myth, Oriental religion and the childlike, uncritical Christianity of peasants.