Inca mythology

In ancient Greece, hospitality it is an unspoken rule of their culture. This theme of respect for both host and guest is carried throughout Homer’s The Odyssey. Hospitality was the glue that held Greece together, seeing as it (in retrospect) maintained order among the Greeks from different regions. The Greeks used the term “Xenia” as a way to describe the generosity or courtesy shown to strangers, no matter the condition, and creating a relationship between guest and host. It is postulated…

“The Calm” by Sean O’Brien is a four part metaphor representing the infinite serenity of the ocean and the stars as well as the revolving of a lighthouse in comparison to the people who have fallen from the light. In the first three stanzas we see beautiful metaphors comparing the rolling of the waves to the movement of the stars and, the revolving of the lighthouse to the tilt of the harbor. The poem continues to describe the inhabitants of a nearby bar who have fallen from stardom, sharing a…

Discovery can encompass the many experiences of discovering something for the first time or rediscovering something that has been lost, forgotten or concealed. These discoveries can change an individual’s perspective of human nature and the wider world. The theme of discovery is projected throughout the play, ‘The Tempest’ (1610), by William Shakespeare and the novel, ‘The Perks of being a Wallflower’ (1999), by Stephen Chbosky. The Tempest, written in the Jacobean era and reflecting aspects and…

Plato was a philosopher in classical Greece and the founder of the academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the western world. Plato’s allegory of cave is from his work “Republic” in which he describes a group of people who are chained to the wall such that they cannot move at all , facing a blank wall and have lived like that for all their lives. They have no knowledge of the outside world so they are presented with shadows that are casted from the fire behind them, so…

The Legend of Medea and Hypsipyle In the legend of Hypsipyle and Medea, Chaucer relates to these two women equally, seeing that they were treated shamefully by the same man, Jason. The narrator again refers his audience to his source: "Lat hym go rede Argonautycon, / For he wole telle a tale long ynogh" (1457-1458). Chaucer reports that Jason married Hypsipyle and had two children with her, what in fact turns out to be a mere fiction. In fact, he leaves her, and Hypsipyle writes him a letter…

Miayn’s Farm, is a famous short story written by Krishna Prem, dealing with the killing of female child in the ages by gone and the modern times. The story develops a connection between the ancient society and the modern society, and tries to explore how the things have gone from bad to worse. The story develops around Ranoo, who once was a victim of this evil practice, but was saved by a man of morals, Padmanaabh. It also shows that in the times bygone among parents mother was never willing to…

Willy and Biff’s beliefs are quite antagonistic. The former believes in the “American Dream” while the other wants to fulfill his life in other ways. Willy is fixated on his belief that he and his sons are great men deserving of success, fame, and fortune. Willy refuses to accept that reality is otherwise and this causes him and Biff to clash constantly. At the beginning of the play, Biff’s beliefs seemed to be confused. When he confides to Happy in the bedroom, he admitted he was lost and a…

Robin Hood represents his heroic personality through his friend and all the people that surround him. Without his friend, he would not achieve anything and his story would be lost. In here, Robin Hood is attached to the second point in the narrative framework that is mentioned in The Robin Hood Principle “The outlaw hero has sympathy and support from one or more social groups who form a resistant community” (Seal, 74). People that live around Robin Hood make a difference in his heroic paper, and…

RELEVANCE OF MAHABHARAT IN PRESENT TIMES Mahabharata, written by Maharishi Ved Vyas, is one of the two great epics of ancient India. It is one of the greatest stories ever told and is undoubtedly one of the most vast, vivid and detailed epics of the world. It is not a story, it is not a poem not even an epic but rather a philosophy about humans, the evolution of their thought process and the battles of their interests. The account holds true and relevant even in current times. It is said that…

Like the Calla Lily, daisies were also associated with the Virgin Mary and also Christ the child. Norse mythology associates this flower with the goddess Freya as a symbol for love, sensuality and fertility. During the Victorian period, daisies were also once considered as Queen Victoria’s favorite flowers. Gerberas Symbolizes: Innocence, Purity (White), you…