Myths In reading and interpreting images and myths handed down from ancient civilizations, one can make many observations and draw many conclusions about the history and tradition, political and social issues, religious beliefs, and cultural events of the cultures that created them and which they represent.
Myths can and do conjure up visual images, however and, vice versa, images can and do tell a story.
In reading an image, one must look beyond the obvious purpose of the image. The obvious purpose of the map is to establish borders. A map certainly preserves history, noting where the boundaries are at the time the map is drawn. One can also determine the religious and cultural values of a society from reading a map. Though I have focused this discussion on the reading of maps, other images, such as tablets and stained glass windows fulfill these same purposes in a similar manner.