Inca mythology

Norse mythology is a religion that the vikings believed in and it is very similar to Greek mythology and very different as well. The way the Greeks and Norse believed the world was created were far from similar. The believed in powerful gods and goddesses, they each have a part in the world. They also had a different belief on how the world would end. Norse mythology and Greek mythology are very alike but the stories are twisted around a bit to end with the same outcome. We all know about…

The previous examples centered around literature, whereas Hiram Powers’ 1851 statue The Greek Slave garnered responses that involved interactions with sculptures. The statue engages audiences in such a way that inspires individuals to create their own works of art, such as poems to create a dialogue with the statue, often expressing their desire for the statue, especially for those who have a deep lust for statues and sculptures. One such example is a poem titled “To The Greek Slave” that…

Yingnan Wang HIST 1011-106 Kathryn Randall September 27, 2017 Analysis of Achilles We can analyze Achilles’s characters through two fits of rages of Achilles. At the beginning of The Iliad, “Rage-goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’s son Achilles.” (The Iliad book 1 pg.5) From the word “rage”, we can know that Achilles’s character is very sensitive, especially in person’s dignity and honor. Achilles didn’t let anyone violate his honor. From the first anger of Achilles, we can notice that Achilles…

In “The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus, King of Ithaca, goes through several obstacles on his journey home after a long fight in the Trojan War. The “Hero's Journey” by Jason Campbell represents an outline of what Odysseus must go through to deem himself a king and hero. Through the epic, readers learn how important each stage of the Hero's Journey is to Odysseus and his need to become a hero. There are three main events Odysseus goes through to meet requirements of the “Hero's Journey.” These…

In the novel Beloved, by Toni Morrison, one of the main characters, Sethe, is faced with a difficult decision. Should she kill her children or allow them to possibly live a terrible life? Well some might argue that what sethe did was wrong, but there are many reasons to believe that Sethe was right to kill her children. Sethe's decision to kill her children was the right choice because keeping them alive would have lead to possible enslavement, lack of community, and no sense of self. Sethe's…

Despite its ancient origins, Sophocles’ play Antigone provides a case study through which to examine issues of politics, power, sovereignty, and justice. The final of Sophocles’ trilogy “Three Theban Plays,” the first record of Antigone is around 442 BCE, during the height of Athenian democracy. The play centers around Antigone’s decision to disobey her future father-in-law and king, Creon, in order to give her brother Polyneices, who is branded a traitor and is forbade a proper burial. One of…

Homer’s epic poem, The Odyssey, shows the hero’s journey because it describes the journeys of Odysseus and Telemachus. The first part of the hero’s journey starts with Telemachus and his struggle with the suitors. The middle of the hero’s journey consists of Odysseus as he faces tests, meets allies, and confronts enemies. The last part of the hero’s journey is when Telemachus and Odysseus come together to kill the suitors. Odysseus and Telemachus both go on a large journey starting with…

Traditionally, heroes in myths have some of the same elements in the structure of their stories. In each odyssey, a person needs to experience or live through specific actions and ordeals until he becomes whole as a hero. In the epic poem, The Iliad by Homer, the main character Achilles journeys through stages of a Hero’s Journey, as defined by Joseph Campbell, including his dream of relinquishing his role as a warrior, his feud with Agamemnon, and how he resolves the loss of his closest friend…

A prominent and recurring topic throughout Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey is the interaction between the gods and the mortals. One of the main questions that arises from this observation is: Do the gods help the mortals for a mere entertainment purpose or do they actually have an interest in the lives of said mortals? This topic can also lead in to analyzing how the mortals feel about receiving help from the gods and if they always embrace help from them. Some of the most important events in these…

Why do people have different interpretations of the word “monster”? Some individuals, envision them as old, Greek mythological creatures. Others believe humanity is bombarded with monstrosity, as if it is a characteristic that we all carry, and very few utilize the meaning of “monster” as a societal or mental fear. I recognize the term as something more standard that many also conceptualize; as ginormous, snarling, blood-thirsty beasts. Beasts are the perfect perception of a monster. To depict…