There is a connection between the historical view of myth. Myths and legends contain historical facts or historical records contain myths and legends. As early as the 3rd century BC, the ancient Greek philosopher Omedrus suggested that Greek mythology actually has a history. In the only remaining Five Sages History 6, he made an index textual research on gods and heroes. I think these mythical figures have their origins.

One is the negative school. The school of ancient history, which rose in the 1920s and 1930s, also believed that the records of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors in the pre-Qin classics were not history, but myths and legends fabricated by people from the Warring States to the Han Dynasty. Gu Jiegang, a historian of ancient history school, strongly advocates looking at ancient history from the perspective of stories.

From a historical point of view, although the view that myths and legends are not history still has great influence, most scholars still admit myths and legends. It has something to do with history. Just how to treat this relationship concretely, there are often only some empirical practices, and few scholars summarize and generalize it from the theoretical point of view, especially from the perspective of historical research.

Many myths and legends are closely related to history, while others are far away from history, but this connection exists more or less. First of all, in this relationship, the history of faith is at the center, surrounded by myths and legends at different levels. In China mythology, Huangdi, Shennong, Yao, Shun, Yu, Yi and others have already become real historical figures, because after all, people have done too many things, so they must be able to find the corresponding actual figures.