Mythology as Palimpsest — The Croissant Metaphor

“Like a croissant, which is made with fold upon fold of pastry, such a culture (including its language) comprises thousands of new layers, added over the past five millennia. Yet in this palimpsest culture, most of these cultural layers themselves can be traced back to the ancient Ukrainian culture”

Source: Expanding Mental Models · (Pagans, Deer, and Migration Routes)

The croissant metaphor for cultural palimpsest. Layer upon layer, but all traceable to Ancient Ukraine at the core.

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