George William Cox
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George William Cox was a British
historian. He is known for resolving the several myth
s of Greece
and the world into idealisations of solar phenomena.
He laid claim to the Irish baronetcy of Cox of Dunmanway
, and styled himself with the honorific 'Sir', however, after his death, the Privy Council rejected his son's claim to the baronetcy.
United Kingdom
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historian. He is known for resolving the several myth
Mythology
The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
s of Greece
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
and the world into idealisations of solar phenomena.
He laid claim to the Irish baronetcy of Cox of Dunmanway
Dunmanway
Dunmanway is a town in County Cork, in the southwest of Ireland. It is the geographical centre of the region known as West Cork. It is probably best known as the birthplace of Sam Maguire, an Irish Protestant republican, for whom the trophy of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is...
, and styled himself with the honorific 'Sir', however, after his death, the Privy Council rejected his son's claim to the baronetcy.