Aztec mythology

“History is part hope, part myth, and part reality.” To what extent do you agree with this claim? When considering the process of constructing history, it becomes apparent that truth exists on an individual level, making it difficult to validate all of history as true. Historians, witnesses, typical citizens and politicians from all walks of life are the makers of history, textbooks and knowledge. As a result of the diversity of distinct human experiences, everyone has their own opinions on…

In classical mythology a trickster was more of a character who controls and manipulates boundaries in order to win fame. The characteristic of a trickster back then was this belief that a trickster should have certain attributes such as being a psychopomp (guider of souls)…

4What are the family myths in this movie? Family myths or narratives occur when distorted beliefs or historical events are shared between family members that end up enabling rules that govern the family system. A family member that tragically committed suicide over generations becomes a story about how this person died peacefully in their sleep. Myths such as harmony or safety help families avoid conflict shape rules within in the family. When being asked how family life is, a member will…

What’s Your Fairytale? Most children grow up with fantasies in their heads. They dream of obstacles and achieving that happily ever after. They also remember the ghost stories told to them around the campfire. However, what folklore they hear depends on the era and the child’s geological surroundings. For instance, in Japan many of the tales are based on the tradition of spirits in nature, both good and evil. I grew up on Disney’s versions of the Grimm Brothers Germanic fairytales, which…

The countries or regions where the two stories originated had an effect on how life was created in regard to that particular story. When contrasting the two stories against one another the reader is able to see which elements is taken from that stories place of origin and which part of the story is basic human knowledge. These two myths have elements of truth in them because they have parts of the story that have been pulled from the country or region in which the creation myth was written.…

So much of the critical discourse regarding Othello and Iago is defined by the impression of the self - the critics' selves, that is. In a mess of questions of good and evil, right and wrong, critical supporters of Iago (T.S. Eliot, Samuel Taylor) characterize themselves as realists, pragmatic, practical, eschewing the supporters of the so-called weaker Othello, who conversely tend to describe themselves as somehow morally elevated, more empathetic. While the study of literature has never been…

The hero's journey is made up of many parts, all of this is used to portray the hero's quest where they wander into an adventure. Sometimes it's thought this is only portrayed in literature wrote in the ancient culture, but it can also be found in the modern books such as The Odyssey. Books like Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is an example. The ordinary world is when the character is introduced to an uneasy, uncomfortable, environment where he or she is introduced to the…

The main argument of Henry John Drewal's article “Mermaids, Mirrors and Snake Charmers: Igbo Mami Wata Shrines” is that Mami Wata shrines, and the ideas surrounding them, were created from many outside influences, reinterpreted and repurposed. While many of the imagery, beliefs and practices surrounded Mami Wata are borrowed from other cultures and beliefs, they are not merely copies or imitations of those beliefs. Instead, Mami Wata worshippers have created something entirely new and unique by…

Stories of a great flood have circled throughout the world for centuries. These stories are a sort of explanation as to what happened and why it happened. There are many flood stories throughout different cultures, and they all have many similarities. One example is that of The Epic of Gilgamesh, and the story of the great flood in the Hebrew scriptures (christian religion). These two stories are not the only of its kind about a great flood wiping out humanity for a new start though. The book…

I didn't generally like my job because I always had to keep it secret. I was sitting in my office secretly watching all of the magical creatures because they got startled easily if they saw somebody watching them. I always thought my office was pretty plain. It had one of those windows where you could see whatever is on the other side of the window but they couldn't see you. I just sat in my spinning chair and looked out the windows. I couldn't help but look at the mythical creatures…