Thanks for the comments, Ardashire. I can still access that URL. If you need a copy (I'm not sure if the board guidelines will allow posting a copyrighted news article), I can either email it to you, or, if the guidelines permit, post it here on a followup.
I think the original Flayray summary should have stated that Beistle has claimed that Germanic folk tales incorporated (rather than copied) some visual elements from Roman Mithras rites into prexisting dragon slayer tales.
Though after a second reading of the UPI article, Beistle does seem to be one of those 'Classical Civilization as the source of everything' scholars. But an interesting story worth reading.
Thanks for the comments, Ardashire. I can still access that URL. If you need a copy (I'm not sure if the board guidelines will allow posting a copyrighted news article), I can either email it to you, or, if the guidelines permit, post it here on a followup.
I think the original Flayray summary should have stated that Beistle has claimed that Germanic folk tales incorporated (rather than copied) some visual elements from Roman Mithras rites into prexisting dragon slayer tales.
Though after a second reading of the UPI article, Beistle does seem to be one of those 'Classical Civilization as the source of everything' scholars. But an interesting story worth reading.