What things things help us understand mythology better?

The fields of anthropology and Archaeology are vital to understanding mythology. They provide both the framework and timeline of antiquated cultures. Mythology is, after all, a human record of historical belief structures that speak just as much to core of humanity. On a personal level, a love of literature and the imagination alongside a natural curiOSity are prerequisites to grasp aspects of the universal symbology, most of which still exists today in its modern religious equivalents to varying degrees.