Essays on Mythology

Considered as a hero of all time, Achilles is one of the great warriors of Greek mythology who remains to be recollected because of his significant role in the Trojan War. Born to Peleus, his father and the mortal king of the Myrmidons and The…

The Illiad is a story detailing the consequences of the competition between the three goddesses Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera on who was the most beautiful and most fairest of all the Gods. They decide to have Paris, prince of Troy, decide who was the most…

The name Troy alludes both to a spot in legend and a genuine archeological site. In legend, Troy is a city that was blockaded for a long time and in the end vanquished by Hellenes. Troy likewise alludes to a genuine antiquated city situated on…

The Ramayana was an epic Hindu saga that portrayed a love story between Rama and Sita. The Ramayana was dated to one of the old ancient saga of the Hindu culture, its known to occur almost around the BCE time. The story follows Rama the…

The Ramayana myth of Rama and Sita are used as examples and teachings in the Hindu religion. Sometimes they are portrayed as gods and sometimes as humans. This myth has several manuscripts and is very old dating back to the 6th century BC. There are…

The similarities between different culture’s origin stories and mythologies is quite remarkable. It is debatable whether or not the commonality to these stories can be explained by the proximity of early civilizations and the divergence of the stories over time for different groups, or whether…

While Superman and Achilles are separated by centuries of literature, they remain deeply connected through shared fundamental characteristics. Both characters are distinguishable from other superheroes in their respective universes through their supernatural abilities, romantic relationships and weaknesses. This essay will only compare Superman, as portrayed…

‘Icarus is a hero because he is ambitious and successful; however, since he is unaware of consequences from disobedience he may also be considered a failure.’ Flight 063 Icarus wants to be ambitious and successful but he is unaware of the consequences. In Flight 063…

Wings. The sacred objects allowing mere mortals to reach the realm of Gods. Wings embody the freedom to fly anywhere and soar across the sky. However, for Oedipus in Oedipus the King, the winged being he faces are agents of fate: able to chase him…

Oedipus was a shocking saint. In which he experienced numerous targets that weren’t to his greatest advantage. As I would like to think I firmly accept that Oedipus was a deplorable saint because of the way that during the play there were on many occasions…