Essays on Mythology

There exists in many cultures a legend of a tall humanoid figure, that is a relative cousin to humans, that walks the Earth in solitude leaving behind little evidence of its existence. In the Himalayas the indigenous sherpas believe in the Yeti, in India, there…

A global phenomenon of Bigfoot dates back centuries with what people believe are sightings of this tall, hairy creature. Two authors have their own beliefs on the evidence of Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch. The publication in Cryptozoology News claims that there have been multiple…

Sixty years ago, the Bigfoot ventured into the consciousness of the public. Residents have been puzzled by the giant, humanlike footprints that continue to stomp through the imagination of Americans ever since. Bigfoot is a huge and strange humanoid animal supposed to inhabit the forested…

In society, pride and selfishness are one of man’s most compelling yet detrimental qualities. It can nurture leadership and most importantly success; however, pride can also exhibit a negative universal connotation which is clearly manifested in the characters’ actions and intentions throughout the novel. In…

Many would say that these are examples of our modern-day heroes. More than not, the individual that society characterizes as a hero must embody the morals that the society find to be most important. If we take America, for example, patriotism is a highly valued…

Webster defines a hero as “a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability”. This definition perfectly exemplifies what makes Beowulf the greatest hero of the three stories we read about. While Gawain and Olaf both have their own…

The ancient Greek spiritual beliefs, religion and tradition are all reflected through the myths and legends for the past two thousand years. The stories and myths consist of heroes and legends who are the protagonists. Each story has a different message, but overall, they all…

Bigfoot is one of the major cryptids of the New World. With around sixty years of exposure in the United States, it’s also one of the youngest of such legends. With very little definitive evidence on which to build a myth and even fewer appearances…

More than perhaps any other monster, the vampire tends to vary in appearance. The classic creatures from which the vampire legends came with often cadaverous, resembling more than zombie of modern fiction than anything else. That changed, though, with the introduction of Bram Stoker’s Dracula….

Gods are very powerful beings that possess abilities that are unknown to man. Also, they tend to interfere in mortal lives and influence their decisions. Even with the immense amount of powers that they do have, there is still one thing that they have no…