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Past and Present Mythology According to Joseph Campbell

the work of all the worlds peoples from the beginning of time. These truths may be presented in the cultural context in which they...

Hopi Culture and the Connection Between Mythology and Landscape

in harmony with their world. Each time, however, he was disappointed as the people began to become preoccupied with their evil wa...

Overview of Blackfoot Mythology

the creation of the world (Peardon, 2001). The term "legend" is applied to accounts which are told as true (Peardon, 2001). The ...

Mythology of Ancient Greece and Rome and Women

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

Ancient Egypt Religion and Mythology

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...

Hannibal Lecter as Hero

a woman-suit out of women (using their skin)-the ultimate in objectification" (Vorndam). Lecter is initially contemptuous of Starl...

Self Concept Development in the United States and Japan

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how cultural definition of success, raising children, social environment, religion, and myth...

Paolo Veronese's Mars and Venus United by Love Seen on a Trip to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art VI

In two pages this reaction paper focuses upon artistic detail and the artist's uses of contrast and mythology. There is no biblio...

Southern Mythology

This paper consists of seventeen pages and examines the white supremacy and racism mythology that have always been a part of South...

Creating a Mythology - Alan Paton’s Cry, the Beloved Country

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

Studying Creation Myths

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...

Hebrew and Egyptian Mythology - A Comparison

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

Sumerian Mythology and the Influence of Climate

This research paper offers and overview of Sumerian mythology and how it was influenced by climatic and geographical features of t...

Medea, An Overview

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

The Biblical Story of Cain and Abel

5 pages and 5 sources used. This paper provides an overview of the Biblical story of Cain and Abel, and relates the importance of...

Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and American Society

In 7 pages the hero mythology is applied to the society of the United States in a consideration of 3 concepts from The Power of My...

Tlingit Mythology and the Raven

In four pages this paper examines Tlingit mythology and the Raven's role in a discussion of 3 myths. Five sources are cited in th...

Alcestis by Euripides

simply what it is on the outside but cutting into it reveals layers of different contrasts and flavors. The "Foundation" of the Pl...

Mythical Component in 'What Dreams May Come'

into the depths of despair, the painting only serves to beckon him with a false sense of peace. Applying the mythical eleme...

Overview of the Isis Religious Cult

of course, was according to legend. However, the legends gained such popularity that in time many came to worship Isis, alone. Tem...

Egyptian Mythology

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

Greek Mythology, Hesiod’s Five Ages of Man, and the Story of Zeus and Other Olympic Deities

period of blissful co-existence between gods and humans, when differences were few. A utopian time of eternal springtime, people ...

Comparing Greek and Roman Gods, Goddesses

Greek goddess Aphrodite, who is the "goddess of love, beauty and sexual rapture" (Lindemans "Aphrodite"). As with Aphrodite, Venus...

Comparing and Contrasting Dracula and Nosferatu

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

MYTHOLOGY AND HUMAN HARDSHIP

no lack of literature about how gods and goddesses (goddesses, especially) are linked with death. The Greeks - Artemis, Niobe, Fer...

Social Implications of The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You by Dorothy Bryant

In five pages Bryant's utopian society as it manifests itself in her novel in terms of the sociological implications of physical a...

Comparing and Contrasting Achilles and Beowulf

The writer compares and contrasts Achilles, a hero from Greek mythology, with Beowulf, the hero of the Old English epic poem. The ...

Egyptian Goddess Isis

In eight pages this research paper discusses Isis in terms of her origins in Egyptian mythology and speculates on the social impac...

The Mind vs. The Heart in 'Hippolytus' and 'Prometheus Bound'

The struggle in Greek mythology of the mind and the heart is examined in this paper consisting of four pages with quotes supplied ...

Mythology of Ancient Greece and Rome and Human Sacrifice

In twelve pages the tales of Demeter, Cybele and Attis, Adonis and Aphrodite, Endymion and Selene are examined in a consideration ...