2. Select one creation myth from this week’s readings. What truth does the myth tell you about the culture that created it?…
the theft of thors hammer: Its the story of how Thor had to dress up like a woman to get his hammer back. He really didn't want to, but it isn't just any hammer that's been stolen, it's Mjollnir, the magical hammer made by the dwarves, the one that never misses a target. This hammer is so important to Thor that he agrees to dress up like Freyja, the most beautiful goddess of all, in order to get it back from the frost giant who has stolen it.…
When Thor had realized the disappearance of his beloved hammer, he turned to Loki, his friend, and trickster god of Norse Mythology. Loki helps Thor by traveling to the land of the Frost Giants to talk to the giant king. The king’s response is very unique, and it presents a problem for Thor and Loki. The giant tells Loki, “ ‘The hammer lies eight leagues under the earth. If you want it,…
Two myths that I have chosen for my paper are on the Norse culture of Iceland Vikings and the Genesis creation of the Hebrew origin of Christian culture. Both creation myths begin with a void where chaos or conflict develops. The Norse myth narrates a conflict between the fiery realm or Muspell and the dark, cold realm of Niflheim within the emptiness called ginnungagap and where nothing could grow. The Genesis conflict was between God and nothing, loneliness, and the need to create something wonderful and beautiful.…
As Paden asserts, myth is not purely “about” something. Often myth can be found in performed rituals and human behavior. Myth is reenacted and applied in ceremonies and other sacred events. (Paden, 1994, p. 73).…
Instinctively, the word myth brings to mind fantastical stories of good and evil and the inevitable triumph of good. Reading the recommended materials for this class however, has brought me to a new, yet not formed direction of thinking.…
Why do myths from different cultures around the world address such similar or universal themes? Think about how myths explain the unknown and the tribulations of mankind.…
In the play, “Plautus, A Haunted House” starts off with a young man, Philolaches, whose his father has been away from town, has been partying and has been wasting his family fortune on his mistress. While the son is in no condition to talk to his father due to being intoxicated, his slave, Tranio comes up with a scheme to deceive the old man from catching his son from partying. Tranio, redefined his role as a trickster in the play and along with all his charisma made this into a countless comedy play. In the final scene of The Haunted House, Plautus demonstrate the identity is destiny by representing the character types and personality and having them maintain their identity while everyone else goes back to status quos.…
During the ancient times in Rome, nothing played a more critical part in everyday life then religion. Religion was greatly honored and many decisions would rely on them. One of the most important and central aspect of Roman religion was the idea of dutifulness or devotion to duty which the Romans referred to as pietas. In Republican Rome, every plebian chose a patrician as his supporter, most patricians were themselves clients of sometimes more powerful echelons in society, however their duty was to represent the plebian in any matter, mostly economic. This partnership known as “patronage” represents the family’s central role in Roman culture. The pater, or father, protected not only his wife and family but his clients who submitted to his patronage as well. (Sayre) In return for the protection, the family and client equally owed the pater their total obedience- this is the Roman example of pietas and how it is not only incorporated into religion but socially as a means to ensure individual and family success and prosperity.…
According to Barthes (2015), a myth is identified as a classification of stories in narrative form that seek to explain the foundation of values and beliefs adopted by different cultures. Myths often present such stories in an imaginative format as they are based on the supernatural aspect as an attempt to explain natural phenomena and humanity. Therefore, a statement like ‘it’s a myth’ may imply that the subject in question is founded on unjustifiable basis and often adopting an imaginary angle to the story, as an attempt to explain the phenomenon in question.…
There are many mythical places or objects throughout the world of mythology. Many of them you may be familiar with or not. If you stop to think about it for a bit, you come to realize that these mythical places and objects still co-exists to this day and are still practiced or frowned upon. After reviewing the many different mythical places and objects we were able to narrow down our selection to places. In the end, we decided to do our paper on Jerusalem.…
Leonard, S., & McClure, M. (2004). Myth & knowing: An introduction to world mythology. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.…
1. My own experience has led me to the knowledge that the fullest life is impossible without an immovable belief in a Living Law in obedience to which the whole universe moves. A man without that faith is like a drop thrown out of the ocean bound to perish. Every drop in the ocean shares its majesty and has the honour of giving us the ozone of life.—H, 25-4-36, 84.…
A vast number of ancient Roman deities are known by name. The most familiar today are those the Romans identified with Greek counterparts (see interpretatio graeca), integrating Greek myths, iconography, and sometimes religious practices into Roman culture, including Latin literature, Roman art, and religious life as it was experienced throughout the Empire. Many of the Romans' own gods remain obscure, known only by name and function, through inscriptions and texts that are often fragmentary—particularly those who belong to the archaic religion of the Romans dating back to the era of kings, the so-called "religion of Numa," perpetuated or revived over the centuries. Some archaic deities have Italic or Etruscan counterparts, as identified both by ancient sources and by modern scholars. Throughout the Empire, the deities of peoples in the provinces were given new theological interpretations in light of functions or attributes they shared with Roman deities.…
Water was the first to produce that which had life, that it might be no wonder in baptism if water knew how to give life….All waters, therefore, in virtue of the pristine privilege of their origin, do, after invocation of God, attain the sacramental power of sanctification; for the Spirit immediately supervenes from the heavens, and rest over the waters, sanctifying them from Himself; and being thus sanctified, they imbibe at the same time the power of sanctifying….They [that] were wont to remedy bodily defects, now heal the spirit; they [that] used to work temporal salvation, now renew eternal.…