Titre : [FORTHCOMING] Transport Myths in Science Fiction and Mythology: Lessons Learned from Integral Mythanalysis 

Auteurs : Christian Gatard,  

Revue : Technology and Innovation 

Numéro : Forthcoming papers 

Volume :  

Date : 2026/05/11 

DOI : TBA 

ISSN : 2399-8571 

Résumé : Science fiction and mythology share a fundamental anthropological function: taming the unknown through narrative. Transport is never neutral in either tradition — crossing a threshold always implies an ontological rupture. Hermes, god of passages, serves as the structuring archetype: his winged sandals prefigure spaceships; his roles as messenger and psychopomp resonate with AI, dimensional portals, and space exploration. The article proposes an integral mythanalysis: a critical archaeology of narratives distinguishing Band-Aid myths (immutable archetypes — the hero, sacrifice, the king) from butterfly myths (ancient stories metamorphosing across eras). Prometheus becomes Elon Musk; Aladdin’s carpet, the drone-taxi. In science fiction, rockets, spaceships, and stations replay ancient mythemes: the Argo, Charon’s ferry, the shamanic axis mundi. Transport reveals a political dialectic — whoever controls the passages controls collective destinies. Against the Promethean myth of unlimited conquest, our era seems to seek a figure closer to Hermes — a prudent mediator between worlds. To change the myths is to change reality itself. 

Éditeur : ISTE OpenScience