Could you give me some examples of mythology containing elements of hisorical truth? When I think of mythology I think of Zeus, Pegasus, and those types but I am not that familiar with the elements of truth in those stories so hopefully you can help me out. Thanks
The Iliad.
The mythology surrounding Atlantis. It is most likely that it is really an Isle in the Mediterranean Sea that was destroyed by volcanoes and sunk into the sea. Its also more than likely that it wasn't called Atlantis at the time, or that the name is from a native tongue. It is possible that it was on the Isle of Crete, although more possibilities go forth between the isles of Santorini to the submerged Isle of Spartel near the strait of Gibraltar. There are even possible locations in the Black Sea such as near Bosporus, Sinop, and Ancomah.
Thats a really popular piece of mythology. Similar to Troy.
The Trojan War was a real war, and the ruins of Troy were found where Homer said they would be found (at a time when most historians believed there never had been any such city). Yet that does not validate Homer's stories about Zeus and Apollo and their role in the fall of Troy.