Alistair Campbell

King Arthur and Spiderman are two fictitious characters that are both similar, and dissimilar to each other. In an excerpt from Joseph Campbell’s The Hero with a Thousand Faces, he writes about monomyth, which is a twelve step process that is divided into four sections. This represents a continuous cycle that the character in the story must go through in order to complete their journey. King Arthur and Spiderman follow the cycle of the Heroes Journey by events in their lives made parallel to the…

The phrase “crossing the Rubicon” was first used in 49-45BC by Julius Caesar. The phase was used by Caesar when he seized power in the Roman Empire. It was at the moment that Caesars army crossed Rubicon, which was forbidden since it meant immediate act of war against the Republic of Italy. Once crossed, Caesar had started a war with Italy. But today it generally means “the point of no return” meaning a choice or action that can never be reversed or fixed, it’s a choice that will stick with you…

Myths are an important part of a culture and society. As the article “Myth: Global Dictionary of Theology” states many people so not understand their importance to a society. Many people see it as a “completely fabricated story” (Myth: Global Dictionary of Theology). This article also emphasizes the impossibility of finding a single definition for the term “myth.” I was interested in reading the different ideas on myth, however I agreed that no one person had the correct, all encompassing,…

How does Greek Mythology Gods, art and fables fit into our lives? People today have told so many stories about the Greek God Hades that it’s hard to figure out which ones are close to the truth. Well, as close to the truth as it can get because they are myths. Let’s start from the beginning. Hades, the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, Was kicked out and banished to the underworld where he became ruler of the dead. One of the main things people get confused about is the simple fact that Hades is not…

fairy-tales follow a specific path when being read. It starts with a call to adventure followed a road of trials, and the end goal, finished by the return to ordinary world and the bestowing of the gift. This path or 'structure' was created by Joseph Campbell and is called a mono-myth. This mono-myth is easily identifiable in many different sets of literature, legend and even religious texts (Paton). The mono-myth structure in fairy tales follow a set of classic sequenced actions that allows…

Heroes The 19th century poet, Philip James Bailey once said, “The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all...” this means that a hero has passion for everything he or she does and who cares and helps everyone. When a hero becomes old or dies for what he was was doing to help people, he/she becomes a legend. Therefore, a hero is defined as legendary. Two legendary heroes are Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas. Both men lived in history, in 19th century United States…

The appropriation of Greek myth in modern narrative fiction has increased in the last ten years, specifically in the young adult genre. Book series such as Oh. My. Gods. and The Goddess Test draw young girls into the world of classical myths, while Percy Jackson and the Olympians captivated an entire generation and introduced them to the complexities and themes of the poll of mythic traditions from Ancient Greece. These new stories that incorporate the mythos help "[re-introduce] an audience…

Mediation Essay-Source Evaluation The Oxford Companion to World Mythology by David Leeming is a source with reliable authority, accuracy, objectivity, coverage, and currency. The author of the book, David Leeming, is a New York University graduate with a Ph.D in Comparative Literature. He also wrote many other books for Oxford University Press in the field of Mythology. Since Leeming is a respected author in the field of mythology, his work is considered accurate. As for objectivity, the…

The heroes journey is the age-old tale of a hero overcoming adversity. This is the model of the story of our heroes has been retold again and again in every generation so far and will continue to do so. Some examples include movies such as A Few Good Men, Fight Club and V for Vendetta, these are all well-known movies in the current and past generations and have been known to stand the test of time and they also match the template of the hero’s journey. The call to adventure is what all of the…

Prometheus, the Twelve Labours of Hercules, and Osiris these stories are a type of model for young adolescents as they go through the process of growing up and accepting adult responsibilities. Another example would be from the book Myths to live by where Campbell goes into detail talking about Dante’s trip to Purgatory and hell being able to distinguish his friends. Are these myths still relavent? In my opinion, I think these myths are still relevant. For example in the bible it talks about…