Essays on Mythology

Born a Titan Phoebe who is an ancient but not very well known greek goddess who has intriguing family. “Phoebe is part of the first generation of Titans, who ruled during the Golden Age” as Linda wisely stated. The word “Titan” stands for Mighty strength,...

Pandora: The first mortal goddess The Pandora’s Box myth focuses much of its efforts towards exploring the curiosity which intrigues individuals of all gender (both men and women). Immediately Pandora decides to open the box given to her by her father, the outcomes are vivid...

Nobody would point the finger at Sisyphus for surrendering but he doesn’t. Notwithstanding the obvious aimlessness of his undertaking, Sisyphus’ strength forces meaning. Life is just as absurd, yet we get up each day and do it again in any case. What’s more, it is...

Pygmalion, written in 1912 by George Bernard Shaw and initial performed 2 years later, tells the story of Henry Higgins, an academic acoustics (speech), United Nations agency bets his friend that he will pass off a poor flower woman with a Cockney accent as a...

Roland Barthes is a French philosopher and semiotician from the 20th century. In his book Mythologies, Barthes tries to explain what a myth is and how it is created, followed by a few articles that contain examples of modern myths. By reading two of these...

Phoebe was the daughter of the titans. The titans were son and daughters of Uranus and Gaia, as told in Hesiod’s “theogony”. Phoebe the goddess of intellect , was married to Koios. Their children were Asteria and Leto as told in the “Dictionary of Greek...

Characterization of The Tragic Hero Creon in Antigone A tragic hero is an overall good person who has flaws that lead to their own downfall. The concept of a tragic hero is represented in the drama “Antigone” written by Sophocles. Creon, the king of Thebes,...

Aeschylus’s play “Agamemnon” seeks to show his audience that revenge only leads to more violence. This is shown prominently through the character’s central beliefs and motives that are encouraged through the actions of others, which inevitably repeats itself over and over again. The play focuses...

Zeus was the ruler of all Gods and humans. He lived with the other gods at the top of Mount Olympus. Sometimes, Olympus was thought of as an actual mountain in Greece, but more often as a beautiful place in the heavens. Zeus was the...

Who was Rhea? Rhea was an Earth Goddess, responsible for the fertility of the soil, women and motherhood. She took over most of these responsibilities from her mother Gaia/Gaea. Rhea was the “Mother of the Gods”, her name means “flow” and “ease”. Rhea was the...

Today in the United States of America, the vast majority of the world happens to be a Christian. The Pew Forum shows that 22 percent of the country are non-religious affiliated and that approximately 70 percent of the people living here are Christians. With this...

The legends of Coyote go back hundreds of years, finding their beginnings in ancient Native American roots. In fact, the tales of Coyote have no real origin; many American Indian tribes have their own perspective of him. However, one of the most frequently occurring similarities...

This word came into Latin from the Greek Elision. In classical mythology, Elysium, or the Elysian fields, was the home of the blessed after death, the final resting place of the souls of the heroic and the pure. Elysium: an ultimate state of happiness and...

Yi Sun Shin was a leader with excellent creativity. He development of various innovative weapons including the Geobukseon battleship, outstanding naval tactics that become a part of world naval history, and effective ways to manage an army. For example is The Geobukseon. The Geobukseon as...

Like the great tales and myths of Norse mythology, A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin, is a fantastical universe filled with various tall tales, popular myths, and world religions. Norse mythology also has various fables and stories as well as...

Without myth, who would we be; what would we believe? Myths shape culture and history; they manipulate our beliefs, surround, and transform our lives. Governments, leaders, businesses and advertisers use myths to allow individuals, to live day to day without considering all the true consequences...

Introduction Immortality is a very common theme of mythology around the world. The notion of immortality is a common theme in humanity as well, as it is something humans have been trying to achieve for thousands of years. Humans have often turned to religion as...

In Greek mythology, Prometheus is a Titan, culture hero, and trickster figure who is credited with The creationofmanfrom clay, and who defies the gods by stealingfire and giving it to humanity,an act that enabled progress and civilization. Prometheus isknown for his intelligence and as a...

“Every myth is psychologically symbolic. ” Joseph Campbell (1985) argues that myths are an allegory for everyday life and should not only be taken at face value. That there are hidden ways that characters written from hundreds of years ago resonate with people of the...

“Let him hurl his twin-forked lightning bolts down on my head.. let him make the wildly surging sea waves mingle with the pathways of the heavenly stars… he cannot make me die,” says Prometheus after his suffering gives him the hope to withstand Zeus (Aeschylus...

The vampire embodies both man’s desire for eternal life and fear of the unnatural. The vampire is an interesting creature. Vampirism itself is a form of a curse usually passed on through the bite of a vampire though some versions believe that one must drink...

Hades was the Greek god of the underworld, the ruler of the dead. Hades is known in the Greek world as “the god of the Underworld,” “the Invisible One,” “the god of wealth” or “god of Death,” and “the god of the Death Realm”. Greek...

Heroes are like candles as they can metaphorically light up a dim room and melt, lighting the candle sets a relief of fright as one has the ability to see their surroundings, while blowing it out can make one’s heart pound with the fear that...

Hathor was one of the maximum famous goddesses in all of Egypt. She at the end developed into numerous goddesses with exceptional features and institutions. She is often represented as a female with a cow head or a girl with a sun disk in among...

David was born in Bethlehem, the youngest son to Jesse. David’s life grows from a shepherd and then he was chosen by God to become the King. He was Israel’s second and most powerful ruler. He becomes one of King Saul’s associates after his heroic...

She was a Greek Titan Goddess, she was the Goddess of motherhood, and fertility. She took over most of her traits from her mother Gaia Goddess of earth. She was known as the “Mother of God” because she was the mother of the most powerful...

What does the myth say? The Story of Jumping Mouse is a Primal myth depicting the life of Mouse and the adventure upon which he embarks. On this journey, his spirit is transformed from Mouse, to Jumping Mouse, to Eagle through tests and deeds that...

Yggdrasil is an enormous tree that connects the nine worlds in Norse cosmology. It supports all of creation such as gods, giants, man, and beasts. Yggdrasil can also be called the World Tree or The Tree of Life, because it represents the cycle of birth,...

Mythology is used in many ways by being part of an explanation that cannot be solved such as a belief of what is happening in our society. In many ways’ mythology is relatable to life in some way by how mythology is connected to religion....

The world holds endless myths and legends. For over 2000 years people have fantasised about a Mythical society that goes by the name Atlantis. Beginning with the Ideas of Plato, an ancient greek philosopher. There are countless ideas about what and where Atlantis is. According...