Myths Essay Examples and Topics

 We will never scientifically prove how the world or the universe came to be. No matter how many tests, discoveries, and theories are done, nothing can be said for certain. And that’s okay, because nothing can stop people from believing. Cultures all across the world…

There are many ways that the things the Greeks did that we still use to this day. These things do include their art, culture, stories, and so much more. I think out of all of them the stories have been the biggest impact on the…

The professor poets were among the first to use allusions in their writings, an allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, historical event, mythological character or religious work. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which…

Gender stereotype is considered as an important aspect in leading people to hold general assumptions about men and women either negatively or positively regardless of their individual differences. In her essay “The Myth of the Latin Woman:/Just Met a Girl Named Maria”, Judith Ortiz Cofer…

 In philosopher and historian Mircea Eliade’s article, he introduces the readers to two different concepts of time, sacred and profane and their significance and function to religion and myths. Sacred time is one that is eternal and where time is non-existent whereas profane time is…

 As emphasized by J.C Cooper in her excerpt, The Universal Language, our lives are filled and controlled by symbols whether we understand and recognize them or not, regardless, they always surround us. Symbolism is seen as a treasure-house of the past and holds meaning for…

The ideas of fate and destiny are often associated with the philosophical doctrine of fatalism, in which all events are believed to be fixed in advance and human action has no effect on what will occur. Classical Greek mythology, however, offers a different view on…

The works of Greek literature present contemporary audiences with a range of diverse characters. Deriving from mythology, Homeric epic poetry, Athenian drama, and other sources, these characters often represent some of the most dynamic figures in world literature. Many of the traits exhibited by these…

The Homeric poems constitute the synthesis, splendidly developed in unparalleled verses of intensity and strength, of the so-called “heroic world”: they are the mirror of western civilization at its dawn, the first root of social forms and ways of thinking that will fully develop in…

The Yellow Emperor’s Internal Medicine or ‘Huangdi neijing’ is the highest authority on Chinese Medicine for over two millennia, written by the third of three Ancient Chinese emperors, Huangdi.The contributions that Huangdi made to medicine is certainly the invention of the nine needles for acupuncture…

Today there is a wide range of who could be considered a hero nevertheless, there are a few qualities that defines a hero and is dominant throughout all definitions. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary a hero is someone who has performed some glorious act of…

The Classical Greek era was known to be a period of advancements. From philosophy and math to art and literature, the Ancient Greeks made profound contributions to humanity’s body of knowledge that still remain highly influential to the world today. The thoughts of philosophers such…

 There are many themes present within the famous mythological events of the novel Circe by Madeline Miller. The story is told through a female lens as the author achieves a strong feminist story that manifests the power dynamic between men and women. As the story…

Penelope exhibits several identical traits to Hesiod’s Pandora, which is shown by her immense physical charm, renowned weaving ability, and through her cunning method of deceiving the suitors for three years. By using her immense feminine charm and cunning intelligence, Penelope perfectly fits the model…

“Jove,” he cried, “grant that this my child may be even as myself, chief among the Trojans; let him be not less excellent in strength, and let him rule Ilius with his might. Then may one day of him as he comes from battle, ‘The…