Mythology Essays, Research Papers & Term Papers (298) essays
Mythology essays:
The scientific explanation for the existence of Vampires
... of Asia more than five hundred years before the time of Christ , feared vampire or creatures similar to vampires enough so that they created charms to protect themselves from being attacked by such creatures. The Assyrians and the Babylonians feared a creature similar to a vampire ...
How Oedipus causes his own self-destruction in "Oedipus the King" by Sophocles
... Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles is a tragedy in which the main character, Oedipus Rex, killed his father and married his mother. Approaching the end of the play, Creon, now the King of Thebes, said to Oedipus ...
Changing Views of the Chorus in Antigone
... of this Sophocles drama, causing the reader to question the reliability of the chorus. The opening lines from the chorus merely inform the reader about the war which had just taken place between Thebes and Argos. Their last lines of this opening choral passage, however, introduced king Creon ...
Beowulf and The 13th Warrior: Differences and Similarities
... story of Beowulf is being told exclusively about Beowulf and his antics... almost in a third person view. The 13th warrior, on the other hand, is being told by a participant (Antonio Banderas who plays Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan) in the action about the symbolic Beowulf character. Antonio Banderas or Ahmed ...
Robin Hood: More Than an Outlaw
... King's wicked brother, Prince John, falsely accused the Bishop treason, and made himself the king (Green 10). The Sheriff of Nottingham was appointed by Prince John to make sure the common people were punished severely. The sheriff is one of the major enemies of ...
Greek and Norse Mythology.
... of the Roman stories into their own. The only two existing primary sources of Norse mythology are the Prose (Elder) Edda, and the Poetic (Younger) Edda. These were written about one thousand to eight hundred years ...
The Mythology of Lilith. A very short essay about the Lilith myths.
... stories, she has been a Demon, a fallen angel, a feminist, and the mother of the Vampires. According to the creepy, weird, possibly neurotic people that claim to be Vampires, she is not the mother of the Vampires. Actual mythology on the origins of ...
Medusa.
... blood of Medusa, it's said that the winged horse Pegasus was created. The decapitated head of Medusa was used by Perseus to kill the sea monster Centus. Athene carried the aegis of Zeus at Tory. The gigantic head of Gorgon, a thing of ...
Zeus
... stone wrapped in swaddling clothes in place of her infant son. When Zeus reached manhood he reappeared and, by means of a trick, caused Cronus to vomit up Poseidon, Hades, and the rest of his swallowed offspring. Led by Zeus , they fought a successful war ...
Tragic Heroes vs. Mythic Heroes.
... of Thebes (Sophocles 591-592). He later accuses Creon and the old prophet Tiresias of treason after they warn him to stop his search (600-602). Even later, Oedipus ignores Jocasta when warns Oedipus, "Stop - in the name of ...