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Euhemerism, an Uncommon card
In the fields of philosophy and mythography, euhemerism is an approach to the interpretation of mythology in which mythological accounts are presumed to have originated from real historical events or personages.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 65
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 113
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 64,000
Power 113 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 50 % of WikiCards cards.
Euhemerism quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Euhemerism card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It was named after the Greek ______ Euhemerus, who lived in the late 4th century BC.
Answer
mythographer. It was named after the Greek mythographer Euhemerus, who lived in the late 4th century BC. From the Euhemerism article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Differential calculus. Differential calculus 68 · Euhemerism 65 · Pulley 62 · Daugava 58 ATK in WikiCards.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Euhemerism supposes that historical accounts become myths as they are exaggerated in the retelling, accumulating elaborations and alterations that reflect cultural mores.
- It was named after the Greek mythographer Euhemerus, who lived in the late 4th century BC.
- Euhemerus was not the first to attempt to rationalize mythology in historical terms: euhemeristic views are found in earlier writings including those of Sanchuniathon, Xenophanes, Herodotus, Hecataeus of Abdera and Ephorus.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Euhemerism article was read about 64,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 65 and blocks with 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Euhemerism
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Euhemerism (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Sosias (potter, signed). Painting attributed to the Sosias Painter (name piece for Beazley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
