Knowledge skills for Mythology

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Originally Posted by oneofmanynameless

Related question: if you were building a character inspired by an author like Neil Gaiman, besides writing and research, what occult and mythological knowledge skills would you give them? What about an academic character inspired by Joseph Campbell?

It could be a lot of different skills, depending on focus.
Theology (Comparative) seems the best overall fit but for a generalist. Theology (Specific Mythology) would be appropriate for most academics who tend to have a broad knowledge but also a focus on specific cultures.

Alternatively, History specializes by region or Era so would be narrower in scope but fits those I know. History (Egyptian Mythology) or History (Celtic Mythology) would be an optional specialization of History (regional).
Literature would be about prior books written on the subject. Useful for researching and citations.

For Campbell I would give him Theology (Comparative); History (Folklore); and Psychology with a specialty, not sure what to call it though. He also had Literature (BA), probably go with Literature (Medieval). Reading his wiki I would also give him Linguistics and a couple of languages.

Neil Gaiman I would say is a better writer, he covers different mediums and is more engaging to read. Campbell came across to me as a bit dry and sometimes pedantic.