One only requires a review of the celebrated work Star Wars: The Magic of Myth by Mary Henderson (1997) to bear witness to an inveterate study and appreciation of these subjects when crafting the best of those tales that transport us to a galaxy far, far away.
Anyone who has studied George Lucas, and his approach to the Star Wars films, is no stranger to his propensity for Earth historical and mythological inspiration serving as the development of plot context, characters, and costuming.
