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This essay presents an overview of Medea in Greek mythology, referring to scholarly assessment of ancient sources and also the way...

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at Hebrew and Egyptian mythologies. A discussion highlights similarities between the tw...

great success was their habit of taking the best from the civilizations they conquered and incorporating it into their own. They g...

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...

became more complex over time. With the entrance of Dolly the cloned sheep, however, the public was hit hard with the reality of ...

the changes which have occurred vary according to the specific African culture being discussed, there are certain commonalities wh...

troubles of Dr. Morbius and his daughter Altaira who have been living on a desolate planet. A rescue team finally arrives lead by ...

land to appear with their nutrient rich soils. By day Ra sailed through the air on a boat between the sky and the earth, resting a...

who played an important role in how Greek and Roman society viewed women. The paper then discusses various mythological works and ...

Chaos. Gaea, the first Titan, was the earth, itself. After she emerged from the Chaos, she gave birth to her own consort, Uranus, ...

newly emerging country. His treatise, The Christian System, was designed for both the layman to read and understand, but also f...

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...

is notable about Tolkien is that his world makes internal sense. Each race (Elves, Dwarves, Men, Orcs, etc.) has a distinct langua...

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...

is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...

One of the of the fundamental reasons for the success of the Romans was their ability to adopted the best components of the cultur...

Aruru to create a man mighty enough to subdue him if necessary: "It was you, Aruru, who created mankind, now create a zikru to i...

males. In both "Enuma Elish" and in Hesiods mythology, the Earth goddess is described in terms of motherhood. Tiamet first rages a...

"power for the spiritual rebirth to take place" (Winston). The first known pyramid was built during the time of the third dynasty ...

This research paper/essay discusses the "Iliad" and the "Aeneid" as two epic poems that mirror the values of Greek and Roman socie...

This 12 page paper gives an overview of the history of the theatre in ancient Greece and the connection with mythology. This paper...

image South African-ness. The markets of this iconic South African beer would often refer to it as the peoples beer (Talotta, 2000...

and furthermore substantiates the domination of men over women. The clear message is that the patriarchal, punishing Jehovah shoul...

the will to live together is the result of sharing past memories. These shared memories of common experiences, whether "of glories...

or most, of the myths surrounding Morrigan she is seen, as noted, as a woman of battle. She was there with every war of the Celts ...

in this work goes into the Great Families of Mythology and provides information on The House of Atreus, The Royal House of Thebes,...

In three pages this paper examines how in the Star Wars' trilogy George Lucas incorporated elements of myth. Two sources are cite...

can deduce from a study of the dark sculpture is that the Romans considered themselves to be of supernatural abilities and as such...