Mythology may mean Science of the Non Existent ( Logos – Science – Myth, MIthya ) and Literal Value is for the ignorant only. Millions believe in the stories of Rama, Krishna & Jesus, yet are unable to fathom what those stories meant ,but then, we are not going to confound them with Inductive Logic that they were all Symbols of Universal Love. ! Let those who believe they were historical or mythological believe so. They have our sympathies.