Essays on Mythology

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...

From New York to Los Angeles, CA, and all the stops along the way. Are you ready to travel around America, following Percy on his quest? This story takes place everywhere: in the sky, in the sea, underground, and all across America. It takes place...

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,...

Artemis, the greek goddess of chastity, virginity, childbirth, wilderness, hunt, the moon, and the natural environment. Daughter of Zeus and Leto, twin sister of the god Apollo. Artemis was born on the island of Ortygia also known as Delos, where Leto had found shelter to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Even though it was forbidden, Antigone decided to defy the state’s law and give her brother a burial. Antigone was right to defy King Creon because she had the right to bury her brother and her brother deserved a respectful burial so they could honor...

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,...

Text Questions Mythology Cassandra Lambert What purposes did myths serve to ancient peoples? Myths were used to tell stories and pass on tales from ancestors. They were also used to answer questions nobody knew the answer to. How do creation myths differ from nature myths?...

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...

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,...

Roland Barthes, French philosopher from the 20TH century, a scholar of Structuralism, Post-Structuralism and Semiotics. He emerged with the idea of the Myth in his book Mythology, and he brings to discuss two examples: The Blue Guide and the ‘French Toys’. First, to analyzed these...

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...

Pitch black in the dark void, there were two lonely gods: the Sun God, Ilios, and the Moon God, Taiga. They were disappointed they had no one to talk to, however, Ilios accepted the fact that he’s the only one in this solemn void. Until...

“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...

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...

In Greek mythology, Hypnos is the god associated with sleep. His mother was Nyx (night) and his father was Erebus (darkness). Even Zeus, the most powerful of the Greek Gods, was afraid of entering Nyx’s realm because she was such a dreadful and powerful goddess....

A creature that has been drooled over in the human world, but despised in the magical world. Over the past couple of decades, werewolves have made many grand appearances in shows and movies such as Wolfman (2010), the Howling (1981), Stephen King’s Silver Bullet (1985)...

The analysis of the motif of the abduction of Europa during World War I and interwar periodMadli VendikAccording to the well-known myth, Zeus once saw Phoenician princess Europa on the seashore playing with her friends. He was so captivated by her beauty that he fell...

Different cultures globally all have various creation narratives that they live by. With that in mind, the world was only made one time so many of these creation stories are very similar. From a Christianity perspective, they believe in the two Genesis creation stories. Genesis...

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...