Mythology Essays and Term Papers

is a key element in Greek mythology. This ability to change shape or form is a major development in the stories of Arachne, Zeus, and Daphne. Almost all of the gods had the power of metamorphosis.         The first…

Odysseus, is a cunning man. The Odyssey is a tale of Odysseus' long and trying journey home after fighting in the Trojan War. On his way home, he upsets Poseidon, god of the sea, by blinding Poseidon's son. In retaliation, Poseidon strives to make…

in the Canterbury Tales was to give the citizens morals to help them discern between what's good and what's evil. Religion was not necessarily helpful to unite a town as a constitution might do; although, religion had that effectiveness if the…

place throughout his life. He was able to run from destiny whenever it was catching up to him, but in the end wasn't able to escape his destiny as it caught him. Oedipus' boorish and angry actions presented him later on with a multitude of problems.…

by The Amazons. She was imported into Greece as one of the Gorgons, daughter of Phorcus and his sister Ceto. The sisters Sthenno and Euryale were immortal but the third, Medusa, was mortal. All three were so hideous, that the shock of seeing them…

by the Titans Ocean and Tethys. She is the protector of marriage and takes special care of married women. Hera's marriage was founded by zueses ways of getting her to marry. Zeus asked her but it was unsuccessful. He then turned to trickery,…

was created. These myths have several factors in common, but are essentially very different. In the Viking myth "The Birth of the World," the Egyptian story of "The Creation," and Chinese tale "Pan Gu Creates the World," all three storylines contain…

unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature," (Anne Frank,…

ruler of the sky. He is represented by the eagle and the thunderbolt. He could control the weather, clouds and wind. Zeus is represented as the god of justice and mercy, the protector f the weak, and the punisher of the wicked. Cronus was Zeus's…

as an epic hero. An epic hero is a man, very rarely a woman, who seems to conquer most problems he encounters, and who is usually protected by or descended from gods but does not possess and god-like powers himself. He is faithful to his family,…