期刊名称：Facta Universitatis. Series Philosophy, Sociology, Psychology and History
印刷版ISSN：0354-4648
出版年度：2013
卷号：12
期号：1
页码：85-94
出版社：University of Niš, Serbia and Montenegro ; CEEOL
摘要：Accepting as our staring point the opinion that myth always accompanied the development of all societies and that it has a fundamental meaning for all cultures which in different ways have been based on numerous mythic content, in this paper the author will deal with the analysis of certain myths of rulers of ancient cities and cultures. At the same time, the value and functions of the first inscribed myths, which have, among other things, pointed out the divine origin of rulers, were meant to justify their pretensions to power through conquest and had a pronounced ontological and orientational function – myth as an explanation of the origin and essence of life and the socio-cultural frame of desired behavior. The author indicates that the ancient rulers pretentiously attempted to achieve divine status in order to retain power, where they were willingly aided by the skillfully designed content of various myths, special mythic rituals and religious ceremonies. They were portrayed as heroes saving their people, city, state, who become divinities through extensive cultural development and successful conquest in the countries of the Ancient East. Indicating the process of remythologization, the author refers to certain analogies of ancient and modern political myths.
关键词：myth; mythic content and ritual; ancient cities and cultures; the divine origin of rulers.
