Chinese mythology

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,…

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…

At the base of these rites lie myths which help us to understand the teaching aspect of religious rites. Myths provide background and insight into the meaning of rites and behind these rites lie the realities of past struggles and events and the myths recount these events. Without these myths to help support the rituals and rites, the people will eventually let it die out or lose its true essence over years and years of interpretation. These rites help transfer the religious tradition from one…

While the previous chapter demonstrated that the utopian idea of ‘the West’ had been part of the American imagination since its founding, the following chapter will discuss the historical and cultural factors that shaped the mythic West within the American context. As some of the basis elements of mythic West can be traced back to the expansionist process and how it was justified both rhetorically and ideologically, Westward Expansion is a central part of the discussion of what constitutes the…

Compare and Contrasting “Old Ironsides” and “the Village Blacksmith” An American myth is a story about a remarkable character who does incredible or heroic deeds. They also teach an important message. Two examples of an American myth are “The Village Blacksmith” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and “Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes. “Old Ironsides” is a poem about an old battleship that was supposed to be scrapped. “The Village Blacksmith” is another poem about a model citizen who works as…

Myths are based on religion, supernatural beings, gods and demigods. Legends are based on history, there embellished and told and retold. Fairytales is fiction/false unreal, its magic, fantastic elements, and imagery creatures. The orally transmitted beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people are African in origin, given that slaves brought from Africa's West Coast made up a large majority of those brought to the region. The values that the culture has on my culture is that there is many…

If there was anything in nature that there was not a myth to explain, the Greeks became curious, started to wonder and create new myths. Eye color was a common thing people wondered about. One day Zeus got bored of doing things he was supposed to be doing, so he decided to listen to conversations of humans. The conversation he overheard made him wonder. “Eye color is very interesting, isn’t it,” said one man. “Yes, it is,” said the other. “How is it that if the mother has green eyes and the…

“Behind every myth lies a truth; beyond every legend is reality, as radiant as the story itself.” Many will believe; many will not. However, myths and legends will forever be a mystery till everyone sees it and believes it. Mermaids are denied being real by many. Some think mermaids are real; however, then everyone's point of view on them is wrong. Mermaids could be real because no one can disprove the historical background, modern-day research, and explanations. Historical backgrounds of…

INTRODUCTION Chinese mythology is very diverse just like China itself and its culture. China has different views of the creation story. Some believe that there is no myth exist and that no one can explain the world’s origin. However, this creation story of Pangu and Nü Wa is a synthesis of three stories from The Classics of Mountains and Seas, an anthology stories collected in the first century BC of Shan Hai Jing. STORY Long, long ago, the heavens and earth were still one and there was…

MYTHOLOGY People say that history repeats itself. In this paper, we will see that this is very true. Most mythologies have roots in other mythologies and links to things like politics or nature. All of Japanese mythology has a link to the government, but it also has Buddhism in some parts, which came from India. Christianity has links to a lot of other mythology. Most mythologies are linked to other past mythologies. In this paper, I will talk about where these mythologies are from, some of the…