Essays 31 - 60
Chaos. Gaea, the first Titan, was the earth, itself. After she emerged from the Chaos, she gave birth to her own consort, Uranus, ...
is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...
period of blissful co-existence between gods and humans, when differences were few. A utopian time of eternal springtime, people ...
Greek goddess Aphrodite, who is the "goddess of love, beauty and sexual rapture" (Lindemans "Aphrodite"). As with Aphrodite, Venus...
This research paper offers and overview of Sumerian mythology and how it was influenced by climatic and geographical features of t...
In five pages Bryant's utopian society as it manifests itself in her novel in terms of the sociological implications of physical a...
The writer compares and contrasts Achilles, a hero from Greek mythology, with Beowulf, the hero of the Old English epic poem. The ...
In two pages this reaction paper focuses upon artistic detail and the artist's uses of contrast and mythology. There is no biblio...
In fifteen pages this paper discusses how cultural definition of success, raising children, social environment, religion, and myth...
family would become highly educated as well as become involved civically. Following with that, then, he took a position as a...
in regard to religious art. Religion, of course, is very diverse in India. Hindu is the primary religion (comprising 82.6 percen...
This paper consists of seventeen pages and examines the white supremacy and racism mythology that have always been a part of South...
great success was their habit of taking the best from the civilizations they conquered and incorporating it into their own. They g...
"power for the spiritual rebirth to take place" (Winston). The first known pyramid was built during the time of the third dynasty ...
grown son would ultimately come to kill his father and marry his mother. When Oedipus was born, he was immediately abandoned on M...
of course, was according to legend. However, the legends gained such popularity that in time many came to worship Isis, alone. Tem...
came about where concepts such as heaven, divinity, truth, the sanctity of birth, and sacrifice (2005). These were new concepts in...
"The mythology of Myra Hindley reveals, above all, that we do not have a language to represent female killing..."....
Seger explains why people respond strongly to characters in film when those characters go on a journey that touches the audience. ...
image South African-ness. The markets of this iconic South African beer would often refer to it as the peoples beer (Talotta, 2000...
no lack of literature about how gods and goddesses (goddesses, especially) are linked with death. The Greeks - Artemis, Niobe, Fer...
still just one being who is in constant struggle with his own existence. When determining who truly exercises power in an a...
the work of all the worlds peoples from the beginning of time. These truths may be presented in the cultural context in which they...
the creation of the world (Peardon, 2001). The term "legend" is applied to accounts which are told as true (Peardon, 2001). The ...
in harmony with their world. Each time, however, he was disappointed as the people began to become preoccupied with their evil wa...
One of the of the fundamental reasons for the success of the Romans was their ability to adopted the best components of the cultur...
is notable about Tolkien is that his world makes internal sense. Each race (Elves, Dwarves, Men, Orcs, etc.) has a distinct langua...
studying it in the same way we study language (Csapo, 2005, p. 220). His theory puts more emphasis on the meaning of myth rather t...
This 12 page paper gives an overview of the history of the theatre in ancient Greece and the connection with mythology. This paper...
simply what it is on the outside but cutting into it reveals layers of different contrasts and flavors. The "Foundation" of the Pl...