The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain the interest of the worshipper... no one cared what he believed about its origin.
-- William Robertson Smith
   
William Robertson Smith   Name:
William Robertson Smith
Type:
Scientist
Nationality:
Scottish
Birth:
November 8, 1846
Death:
March 31, 1894
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