Mythology

Greek Mythology Online Presentation “I guess darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos. I believe in that. I think that’s the basis of Greek mythology” (Brendan Fraser). Known throughout our modern world perhaps even more than any nursery rhyme or scary story, are the tales of the Gods by the Greeks. From an early age I was drawn to the epic adventures of Jason and the Argonauts along with Perseus, and I still find them very interesting today. In honor of these fables I cherished so much as a child, I am going to give a brief overview of Greek mythology and explain its significance. Many people have probably heard of the Greek gods Zeus, Poseidon, or perhaps Hades. Others might be familiar with the goddess…

Mythology is “a popular belief or assumption that has grown up around someone or something” according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary (“Mythology”). Myths are passed down from generation to generation and hold a great deal of significance for believers by giving meaning to the things that happen in life. Two groups that have deep roots in their own mythology are the Greeks and the Nordics. Both sets of mythologies share a lot of similarities in the types of gods they contain. King of the gods,…

Mythology can refer to collected myths in which they tell to explain nature, history and customs. Some may think that myth and mythology is the same thing, well no they’re not. A myth is used to refer to the stories told and mythology which I said before is used to refer the study and analysis of those stories. Relating to mythology, religion can also be used to refer as an idea of history, and nature. Religion is belief in a supernatural power. Religion and mythology can have a lot of things in…

Marriage: Duty vs. Love, Morality vs. Humanism “Mythology of a people is ‘the origin of the people’s philosophy, literature and religion’ and ‘the collective sub-consciousness of the whole people’” (Wang 1). Therefore, studying mythology will help us to understand how the perspectives of a people in a specific culture form and how their attitudes toward what they experience take shape. Furthermore, by comparing and contrasting different mythologies, we can explore how different peoples…

Mythology is filled with many stories about gods and goddesses, as well as the many journeys they went on. Mythology is a collection of myths that belong to a specific culture or religion. Greek mythology is one of those specific cultures. Throughout Greek Mythology, the myths consist of tales about irony, adultery, morals, crimes, and human disputes. One of the gods that continued to appear in certain myths about human disputes or adultery was Poseidon. People considered Poseidon to be a very…

Mythology is best known for creating symbolisms behind the circle and giving human-like qualities to god-like figures. The circle is a symbol with no beginning or ending. Such is true with mythologies that reference the circle and its symbolic meaning. In mythology, the circle can represent anything from the process of being born, breathing your last breath, and being reborn, to the never-ending process of the classical elements of the world; water, fire, earth, and air. These four elements of…

Greek mythology is the religion of the ancient Greeks. It was a group of myths and lessons that the ancient Greeks created. Roman mythology is a series of stories that represent ancient Rome’s creation. These two mythologies came about around the same time period, and were are parallel to each other religions and traditions. Each one have gods and goddesses, an afterlife, and a relationship with mortals, or humans. They are the same, but how they explain their religions are completely different.…

Page: 1 of 5 Foundation of MythologyHUM/105 World MythologyCharlotte BabbSeptember 8th, 2014 Foundation of Mythology 2Today when you hear the myth, some may think of traditional legendary stories. When most people use the term “It’s a myth” they are referring to story with no evidence. In contrast, the word myth in academic context is used as follows;…

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…

Myth is derived from the Greek word ‘mythos’ meaning story. As stories, myths convey how characters undergo or enact an ordered sequence of events. The term ‘myth’ refers to a certain genre of stories with characteristics that noticeably differ from other genres, such as legends and folktales. Myths are symbolic tales of the distant past that concern both cosmogony and cosmology, and may also be connected to belief systems or rituals. Myths can also serve to functionality of society and its…