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Hera The story of Hera’s myth explains many parts of nature. Zeus wanted to marry Hera, but at first she refused; so he created a thunderstorm and transformed into a cuckoo bird. Zeus flew into Hera’s arms for shelter. This tricked Hera into holding Zeus, therefore, Zeus and Hera would marry. All of nature bloomed…

Introduction In this paper, we discuss the key mechanism of myths in Bulfinch’s The Age of Fable. I will also explore the significance of the various forms of myths; the relationship of myths to other disciplines such as art or history; or the connection of myth to contemporary film. Mythology can refer to the together…

The Hero’s Journey, first observed by Joseph Campbell, helps modern audiences enjoy myths by organizing their shared themes, motifs, and commonalities; for instance the Miraculous Birth, Childhood and Divine Signs, and Trials and Quests steps connect Greek, Asian, and American mythologies. In the Miraculous Birth different tales present extraordinary births. During the years of youth…

In Germanic mythology, there is a hammer-wielding god synonymous known as Thor, with thunder, lightning, floods, oak trees, power, mankind’s safety and holiness and fertility. Thor is a frequently listed god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman conquest of German regions to the tribal expansion of the Migration Period, to…

Zeus in Hesiod’s Works and Days Works and Days by Hesiod was a myth that provided an explanation to the Ancient Greeks of their role in connection to the gods and the universe. In Works and Days humans lived side by side with the gods and had everything they could need and would not suffer….

There was a cultural change due to the shift from the Germanic Warrior culture to a Courtlier culture which helped assimilate the German culture into the elite class. However, there were still some aspects of Germanic warrior ethos found in the courtly culture. This can be seen in Nibelungenlied, which translates to the “Song of…

Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth connects with the myth of Persephone because of the female character Ofelia who shares a similar fate as Persephone. His interpretation of the real world and the fantasy world through which Ofelia escapes her real-life fears, and throughout the film symbolism is presented, which links these two worlds together. Del…

Throughout time the use of narratives has allowed humanity to connect with each other expressing our cultural identity and the relationships we have with nature, each other and the spiritual world. Originally oral traditions to current literary works, the mythic stories are used as symbols of the human experience to speak to us about proper…

Before talking about the myth of Deucalion and about him in general, first it is important to explain who he comes from. Deucalion was the son of the last Titan, Prometheus. According to myths, Prometheus with the help of the goddess Athena helped create mankind from clay. This gave Prometheus a protective aspect of mankind….

Today I can only offer you Chitra, the daughter of a king” and to this Arjuna Tagore is known for his aesthetic and pantheistic attitude and his spiritually inclined mind. The source for this play is Mahabharata – an episode from Arjuna’s life during his vanvaas (forest life exile). This small episode is made beautiful…