Creation Myth Creation Myth In the beginning… There was only water and bare, empty land. In the center of this nothingness was a great mountain. This mountain stood tall and proud and it reached all the way into the heavens. At the very top of this mountain lived a pair of every kind of animal. In the center of this heaven grew a tree. This tree was not just any tree, it was the sacred

Creation Story Comparison Creation Stories from Around the World The creation of earth and the people that inhabit it has always been a popular story to tell amongst people of different races and nationalities. The most popular creation story is from the Christian Holy Bible. Many other creation stories exist like that of the Tlingit Tribe of Alaska and the Japanese creation stories

Cupid And Psyche Throughout Greek mythology and all tales that speak of love, strangeness is always interwoven into a story line. Reading the tale of “Psyche and Cupid” we see this as well. Like most love tales much more than love is felt. Other emotions liter the pages the story is written upon—jealously, anger, and betrayal. From the opening we see signs of jealously being planted.

Antisocial Personality Disorder Antisocial Personality Disorder About 3% of men and 1% of women in the population have an antisocial personality disorder. There are estimates as high as 70 - 80% of the prison population has antisocial personality disorder. In later adulthood, symptoms diminish and the person may not be involved in criminal activity, though some of the basic personality c

Donne Antonio S. Oliver Views of Death in Donne’s Poetry John Donne’s complex personality plays an important role in his poetry. His intellect, and as a result his work, demonstrates various opinions that at times conflict or agree with each other. These opposing views represent one of the most fascinating aspects of his poetry. Seldom is this divergence presented as clearly and

Drugs Most Americans do not want to spend scarce public funds incarcerating nonviolent marijuana offenders, at a cost of $23,000 per year. Politicians must reconsider our country's priorities and attach more importance to combating violent crime than targeting marijuana smokers. Marijuana prohibition costs taxpayers at least $7.5 billion annually. This is an enormous wa

Eaters Of The Dead “Eaters of the Dead'by Michael Crichton is a fiction but with historical background. Through this piece Crichton hopes to express the way of life for the Vikings in the year 922 AD while at the same time creating an entertaining story. Using a manuscript written by Ibn-Fadlan Crichton pieced together a book filled with adventure and excitement. Michael Crichton was bor

Beowolf BEOWULF Because he survives the epic journey, Beowulf’s superhuman power enables him to attain the status of epic hero. Beowulf starts his journey armed with his superhuman strength. He is the “strongest man alive” and is known for “his great bravery.” Beowulf and his 14 special chosen Geats “launched their boat…and began the journey” to cross the sea. When they arrive they

Beowolf Beowolf is the oldest piece of British literature, and has survived for over thirteen hundred years. Scops passed this epic for two hundred years until it was finally written down by a Christian monk in 700 A. D.. The hero Beowulf continually demonstrates bravery throughout this cartoonistic tale which eventually leads to foolhardiness, a characteristic of the human conditio

Egypt The ancient Egyptians are considered among many to be the civilization upon which much of the western world's views and attitudes are based. Everything from religion, to architecture, to art has been handed down, generation by generation, to us in the present day. Although many of the ancient Egyptians' traditions have been modified or altered, the majority of their core principle

Egypt "The Egyptian Civilization Egyptian civilization formed along the Nile river and the earliest traces of human life in that region are from the Paleolithic Age, Old Stone Age, about 300,000 B.C., at the very edges of the Nile Valley"(National Geographic). Beyond, on both sides of the river the land was and still is desert. At that time the people moved from place to place, ate berr

Beowulf The Aging Hero The aging process is more than a physical change. It involves a heightened awareness of one’s own mortality. This process is evident in the story Beowulf in which the hero Beowulf battles three monsters: Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the fire dragon. Through these battles, he changes from the young, fearless warrior believing in his invulnerability to an ag

Eros Eros was the Greek god of love. Some people say he was one of the first gods to emerge from primeval Chaos, hatched from the world egg, and is considered to be one of the oldest gods. There are other theories relating to his coming about: He is held to be the son of Aphrodite and Hermes, or Aphrodite and Ares, or even Aphrodite and Zeus. A story even holds that he was the son o

Beowulf &Superman Beowulf and Superman A hero is defined in classical mythology as a man, especially the son of a god and a mortal, who is famous for possessing some extraordinary gift. Beowulf, the title character of an epic poem and Superman, a more modern day hero are both prime examples. Beowulf and Superman exhibit several differences, but they also share some similar qualities.

Gilgamesh Too often society defines heroes as those who possess extraordinary super powers or those who act as martyrs. Society sees these people as heroes and underestimates the heroism that lies within traditional people with conventional lives. In Grendel, by John Gardner, Grendel’s understanding of humanity’s cruelty broadens the definition of heroism in modern and historical cultu

Gilgamesh Reading Response 1 Gilgamesh Gilgameshs character changes noticeably from the beginning of the story to the end. Gilgamesh starts off being two-thirds God an d one-third human. This power takes control of him and the townspeople cry out t o the gods; Gilgamesh sounds the tocsin for his amusement, his arrogance has no bounds by day or night. No son is left with his fathe

Gilgamesh Compare and Contrast of Gilgamesh and Enkidu The story of Gilgamesh is one of literature’s greatest, oldest poems. It is the first poem ever to be translated to present day text. It can be traced far back as to 2700 B. C. It is a classic tale that us today can see a sort of relations in other literary works. In this poem, an equal to Gilgamesh, Enkidu was created by the god

Gilgamesh Vs. Ovid Epic of Gilgamesh and Ovid’s Metamorphoses: Comparing the great floods In The Epic of Gilgamesh, the hero of the flood is not the protagonist, but a god who had once been mortal. Utnapishtim sees all, knows all, and carries the secrets of life Gilgamesh wishes to seek out. Once Gilgamesh does reach Utnapishtim, he’s surprised to find that he’s very human in natur

Gods And Goddesses STORIES OF THE GODS OF NATURE Zeus/Jupiter divided the sovereignty of the world Hades/Pluto got the underworld and shades of the dead. Hades did not like the underworld much, but must be content with the vast wealth. Jupiter gave him PROSERPINA as a wife, but was fearful to tell the girl’s mother, CERES/Demeter. Out of the earth burst Pluto to claim Pros

Good Vs Evil It is true that Grendel is monstrous. He is not only a deadly enemy to Hrothgar and Herot, but to the Geats in general. Grendel seems to take his only pleasure from assaulting Herot and destroying the warriors inside. He is a bane to all those that live under Hrothgar\'s rule. They hate him. He is called the “enemy of mankind” (29) and rightly so. However, because of Grendel

Greek Myths Greek Mythology In order to explain certain natural events, such as earthquakes, windstorms, and thunder and lightning storms, The Greeks invented a collection of myths and characters. Just as with most modern religions, Greek Mythology bases most of it’s myths on morality and ethics issues. Unlike Egyptian Mythology, the Greeks did not focus on what was going to happen in

Code Think of an executive, a lawyer, an accountant, and other professionals who provide an image of high status associated with their occupations. If I were to ask you to give me a description of what their outer appearance would be like in today’s environment, could you' You might be surprised to discover your mental picture differs quite a bit from the current style of today’s workp

Hades Hades, also known as Pluto in Roman, was born of Kronus and Rhea and in mythology he was the brother of Zeus and Poseidon, and therefore from the first generation of the Olympian gods. According to the myth, the three sons of Kronos and Rhea- Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades –each drew lots to determine which part of the world they would rule. Zeus and Poseidon received the dominion of th

Greek Fire “GREEK FIRE” The original Greek fire was an invention used as a weapon of the Eastern Roman Emperors. It is also said to have been invented by a Syrian engineer, one Callinicus, a refugee from Maalbek, in the seventh century. The Byzantines of Constantinople originally used it. But they never used the term Greek fire because they claimed to be Romans, and never call

Greek Gods And Goddesses There were two types of Olympic Gods: Celestial Deities and Earth Deities. The Celestial Deities dwelled on Mount Olympus while the Earth Deities resided on, or under, Earth. There were twelve Olympic Gods; however, because the tales of these gods started out orally, the gods and goddesses classified as Olympians are not totally clear. Because the Twelve Olympian

Greeks Belief In The Afterlife “What beliefs did the ancient Greeks have about life after death. In your opinion have these beliefs had any influence on modern thinking about life after death.” There were many different beliefs, theories and ideas within Greek culture as to what happened to someone once they died. The most dominant of these numerous beliefs was Hades. Legend has it

Hannibal Hannibal, the son of Hamilcar Barca, started following his father on his campaigns when he was 9 years old. From the time Hannibal was 18 until he turned 25 he was a military leader for his brother-in-law Hasdrubal. After Hasdrubal’s death in 221 Hannibal was elected the new commander in chief of the Carthaginian army. Now a Carthaginian general, he was probably one of the gre

Helen Helen of Sparta was perhaps the most inspired character in all literature, ancient or modern. A whole war, one which lasted for ten years, was fought over her. Not only that, nearly all the myths of the heroic age were threaded together in such a way that this most idealized of all wars was the culmination of various exploits, including the Argonaut, the Theban wars, and the Calydo

Heroine Or Victim Of Pride Heroine or Victim of Pride Heroism is defined by cause. Bravery is a factor, however, it depends on what one is putting oneself out on a limb for that makes one a hero. It is not enough to be brave. Antigone’s character has many different layers. In some respects, she is a heroine, but in others, she is merely a victim of her own pride. At the beginning o

Homers Odyssey Homer’s Odyssey In the world we live in today, everyone admires different types of heroes. However, in Homers world, he created The Odyssey, where he created all the noble heroes to have most of the same characteristics and attributes. These heroes were the ones who saved people. They were brave, daring, courageous, wise, and had so much spirit! Odysseus, the main chara