J. Michael Straczynski, the American writer and producer, said “[t]he point of mythology or myth is to point to the horizon and to point back to ourselves: This is who we are; this is where we came from; and this is where we're going. And a lot of Western society over the last hundred years - the last 50 years really - has lost that. We have become rather aimless and wandering.” Today when people think of the mythology of Rome, Greece, or Egypt, they might think of statues in museums or parks or distant unrelatable characters. While many people see the heroes of Rome, Greece, and Egypt as little more than statues in the park or cartoon movie characters, the reality is that famous mythological heroes such as Hercules, Odysseus, and Isis still
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K. Rowling, one of my favorite authors, has said, “Of all the subjects on this planet, I think my parents would have been hard put to name one less useful than Greek mythology to securing the keys to an executive bathroom.” Odysseus, a prominent Greek Hero, is important to society because he perfectly demonstrates the timely use of craftiness, prevarication, and resourcefulness. Odysseus uses craftiness and a timely use of prevarication to help his crew escape the cyclops, Polyphemus. He also uses resourcefulness to help his crew escape the sirens and make sure he could listen to their song without suffering any of the consequences. Using craftiness and wisdom, Odysseus and his crew escape Circe and sail past Scylla instead of Charybdis. He uses craftiness to choose the option which will result in the least amount of lost lives. He uses resourcefulness such as when he dresses as an old beggar when he returns home and contends with the suitors trying to marry his wife. Because of this, he gets rid of all the unwanted men in his house and is reunited with his wife. Odysseus, the favored hero of Athena for obvious reasons, wisely uses his craftiness, prevarication, and resourcefulness to overcome all of the challenges that await him on his return trip home and we can learn from his example how to confront everyday challenges in a wise and clever
K. Rowling, one of my favorite authors, has said, “Of all the subjects on this planet, I think my parents would have been hard put to name one less useful than Greek mythology to securing the keys to an executive bathroom.” Odysseus, a prominent Greek Hero, is important to society because he perfectly demonstrates the timely use of craftiness, prevarication, and resourcefulness. Odysseus uses craftiness and a timely use of prevarication to help his crew escape the cyclops, Polyphemus. He also uses resourcefulness to help his crew escape the sirens and make sure he could listen to their song without suffering any of the consequences. Using craftiness and wisdom, Odysseus and his crew escape Circe and sail past Scylla instead of Charybdis. He uses craftiness to choose the option which will result in the least amount of lost lives. He uses resourcefulness such as when he dresses as an old beggar when he returns home and contends with the suitors trying to marry his wife. Because of this, he gets rid of all the unwanted men in his house and is reunited with his wife. Odysseus, the favored hero of Athena for obvious reasons, wisely uses his craftiness, prevarication, and resourcefulness to overcome all of the challenges that await him on his return trip home and we can learn from his example how to confront everyday challenges in a wise and clever