You know what would really prove wise of neo-paganism?  Make no excuses for their various historical mythologies, especially ones old enough for everyone who would know better to have died long ago.  Yes, yes, I know those pesky archeologists and historians will claim to know better, but so what?  Mythology is mythology, and if recognized as such whether mine or someone else's, serves mnemonic purposes, and as long as those remain oriented in a constructive direction, the mythology has done its work whether I believe it factually accurate or not.

-Jake