I did know of this movie The Man Who Fell to Earth, staring David Bowie and directed by Nicolas Roeg(of Don't Look Now and The Witches fame), but I never knew that it was a version of a Gnostic myth. Hhm.
I also did not know that February 2 was the Aztec New year, the day of Purification of the Virgin, and the birthday of James Joyce. Mr. Joyce who demonstrated with a boring day(June 16, 1904) that mythic undertones abound in everyday life. This is of course Uyllseus(sp?), which I have not gotten around to reading, but probably will at some point in time. Just like with a million other things.
I also learned today that drama comes from the Greek word dromenon, meaning "something that is done". With what scope or magnitude to which something is done is variable, but something is done and hence is drama. Or something like that.