Category: Mythology

A specific issue to discuss in the essay is the portrayal of Penelopes loyalty and patience while waiting for Odysseus to return from his two-decade journey. Although it is natural for a woman to remain faithful to her man, it may seem that the main female characters belief in a happy ending for her family…

Perseus has been highly popular in the later mythological tradition, where one can pinpoint various movies and cartoons with the given central character. The main reason is the fact that he is a demigod, which means that Perseus is a half-human (Perseus, 2020). In other words, it makes him a more relatable character, whereas gods…

Mythology refers to a branch of knowledge that deals with myths, especially the sacred tales and fables told by different religions, cultures, and traditions. Mythos tell various stories regarding the crucial elements of human life: the origin of humans, the meaning of life, good and evil, death, and life after death. What people describe as…

The Eleusinian Mysteries played a vital role in ancient Greece. Moreover, during the Hellenic era, these initiations became a major festival that was later exported as a cultural phenomenon to various parts of the Mediterranean and even encouraged a similar celebration in Ancient Rome. The initial idea behind the initiations originated from a series of…

The myth of the Charioteer by Plato is the part of his dialogue Phaedrus. Being presented as the Chariot Allegory, Plato aims to describe the nature of human soul using rhetoric. The main idea of this myth is to show how three issues in human soul are related. Therefore, human soul comprises of three main…

Sophocles, the great Greek tragedian, presented one of the most delightful literary works, the tragedy Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King. Sophocles reveals before the reader a question of a universal scale: who decides the destiny of the person  Gods do, or the person does? In search of the answer to this eternal question,…

Table of Contents Mythology Retrospection Characteristics of a Hero Germanic Morality Analysis of Siegfrieds Status Conclusion References German myths have always been different from the overall European mythology. Aside from the setting, probably the most remarkable distinction is the hero. A shining example is Siegfried, who is a controversial figure in the medieval German narrative.…

Table of Contents Introduction Reasons for Studying Goddess Mythology The Moon and Its Significance Goddess and Animals Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Even though goddess mythology was replaced with male-centered religions a long time ago by a single group of people (Conkey and Tringham 211), its elements can still be found among modern concepts and realities.…

Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Work Cited Introduction The given passage is from The Epic of Gilgamesh, a story about the king of Mesopotamian city Uruk, Gilgamesh. He, together with his friend Enkidu, go on a quest in search of immortality. The female characters of the story hold small but significant roles. Even…

Summary Crime is a vice that is looked at from different perspectives by society. There are several myths that have been developed in view of the vice which has made societies have certain attitudes towards crime. Criminal mythology may differ from society to society depending on what is observed and considered as a crime (Sereny,…