"Don, the old stories are allegories more than they are metaphors."

You're splitting hairs, josepp. An allegory is an extended metaphor. A myth is a collection of allegories and metaphors.

Read some Joseph Campbell. Also, I believe the television series with Bill Moyer is available on DVD. Educate yourself.

This, by the way, is a very good introduction to myth and metaphor. All of which includes allegory.

Don Firth