Inca mythology

The Hero’s Journey is an archetypal story that is notable in part due to how it is common to practically every culture that has stories. Two stories that are examples of the Hero’s Journey are the epic poem Odyssey, written by Homer in ancient Greece, and the film The Lucky Ones, directed by Neil Burger. Both of these stories are representations of the same subject, soldiers on their journey back home, with the former story being set in ancient mythological Greece and the latter being in…

Composed circa the end of the eighth century by Greek poet Homer, The Odyssey is an epic poem which retells the journey of Ithaca’s king Odysseus’s return home after the fall of Troy. During his voyage, Odysseus encounters a variety of different characters, all presented with their own set of attributes unique to them, but none of which deviate from the typical example consistent with their respective archetypes. Heroes, heralds, mentors, threshold guardians, tricksters, shapeshifters, shadows,…

Pythagoras was born on 570 B.C. on an island in Samos, Greece. His father was Mnesarchus, a merchant, and his mother was Pythais. He also had two or three brothers, and historians believe he married a woman named Theano. As a child, Pythagoras travelled with his father to various locations. Although not much is known of his childhood, it is known that he had an interest in poetry, philosophy, music, and most importantly, mathematics. Pythagoras was educated in a multitude of places, including…

In Krakauer’s Into Thin Air, Mount Everest is described as a vengeful goddess who is trying to intimidate the climbers for disrespecting its beauty and taking her generosity for granted through trashing and commercializing the mountain. Krakauer acknowledges the goddess, through the use of descriptive words that Mount Everest holds no place for mercy in her ruthless heart; especially for those who dare to underestimate her power and abilities by using her beauty and opportunities for own’s…

Gegege no kitaro “the Great Sea Monster” is mainly about the relationship between human and yokai. Mizuki Shigeru focused on the relationship and characteristics of human Yamada and the yokai Kitaro in this movie. A lot of details implied that human are greedy and selfish, but Yokai are generous and unsophisticated. However, since the idea of Yokai is not very popular in North America. It is reasonable to assume that this video might not be popular if it were shown in North America because the…

Olympian religions The Olympic religion of ancient Greece is one of the most iconic ancient religions known. It is a polytheistic religion with many gods and goddesses, though the ones most commonly worshipped are the twelve Olympian gods and goddesses: Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Aphrodite, Athena, Artemis, Apollo, Hephaestus, Hermes, Demeter, Ares and Hestia. They are called the Olympian gods and goddesses because they reside on mount Olympus. Hades, although considered one of the major gods and…

Tuck Everlasting is the story of a unique family. Through the water of a spring, their lives had been transformed forever. What could have been an average family has now been cursed -or blessed with Immortality. 80 plus years have gone by when a young girl by the name of Winnie finally stumbles over their well kept secret. What is life like through the eyes of Immortals and how does this immortality change the way they portray death? Through the ups and downs of this twisted tale of Immortality…

some substantial fragments of many of his other plays. He is primarily famous for having adapted the formal structure of traditional Greek tragedy by portrayal of strong female characters and smart slaves, and by satirizing many heroes of Greek mythology. He is deemed to be the most socially critical of all the ancient Greek tragedians, and his plays are considered quite ahead of his times in comparison with those of his contemporaries. In the following assignment, three…

Erving Goffman thesis on stigma was published in 1963, his work was titled, Stigma: management of a spoiled identity. The Greeks originated the term stigma to “refer to bodily signs designed to expose something unusual and bad about the moral status of the signifier.” (Goffman, 1963.) The Greeks cut or burned signs into the skin of a criminal or a traitor, to create a blemished person, this individual must be avoided at all costs, especially in public. The Greeks definition resulted in the…

Book nine of the Iliad reveals a crucial resolution of conflict between Agamemnon and Achilleus. However, the resolution has become a failure in spite of the king sending ambassadors who are close to the heart of Achilleus. The Greeks experience serious blows upon several defeats and unsuccessful attempts to subdue the Trojans. It happens as what has been prayed for by Achilleus and his divine mother – Thetis. Zeus has taken side with Achilleus by strengthening the army of the Trojans in order…