My Own Myth Research Paper

Every culture, religion, and beliefs have their own ideology on how the earth was created and the story of how the first person was formed. Many beliefs come from science and religion however there is also myths that have been passed down from generation to generation. So, who is right? How did the earth form? I believe that there is no right answer and that every myth gives a person something to believe in. If you take an in depth look at these myths, you will become mesmerized at some of the stories. Today we are going to dive into two myths from two different cultures.

“The Last of the Mythologists” by Kristen Froberg is an article based on novelist or more prefered a mythologist, Charles Dickens publishing a book around Christmas called “The Sledgehammer” which was later well-known as the “A Christmas Carol”. In the seventeenth century, hearing about children at young ages working in copper mines and factories to provide for their family’s gave Dickens the idea to visit these workplaces but also gave him inspiration to create this book on behalf of a poor person’s child and his own personal experience as a child. CHristmas Carol was one of Dickens's work that he decided to perform in front of audiences. In 1867 and 1868 Christmas Carol was very successful after Charles had a tour profiting about $140,000

1. How is the word myth used popularly? For example, what does the statement, “It’s a myth” mean? In contrast, how is the word myth used in the academic context? After considering the definition in your textbooks and course materials, write a definition in your own words.

Before days, people were as tall as mountains. They walked on everything they come across. But one day there was a hero named Wu Long. He had killed lots of villains and has saved the people in the country. He had control of two powers that had been pasted to him by his family. One is the “fire eternal flame”. That could kill anyone if you’re the target. Also the other power he had is o He had two types of secret weapon in his pockets. One is the hand bladed, is a spearheaded shaped knives, complete with a handle and a hole. It doubles as a light weight throwing knife and close combat melee weapon. The hole may be attached to string or wires. Due to the

origins of the universe, the causes of good and evil, life and death or anything

So many myths have multiple motifs that are similar to each other. Why are so many myths similar? Why do they share so many motifs? We may never know the answer, but I do have some valid points that may explain it a little bit better. Some motifs that multiple myths include: Creators using organic materials to form humans, ruler using floods to wipe out an entire race, and ruler having supreme power.

Religion can mean a multitude of different things that are so complex that one definition would not be enough. Consistently characterized by its core doctrines, rituals, and belief in a higher authority for moral judgment, religion can give meaning to one’s life where other areas of human nature cannot. It deals with the mysteries of life and also provides the moral code for individuals. Loyal Rue attempts to deemphasize the complexity of religion by breaking it down into one common theme, the narrative core. As humans, we are narrative people who must always have meaning for concrete events. This meaning reveals similarities among different cultures across the world. Rue describes this phenomenon as a system of narratives that utilize ancillary

Myth has been defined and manipulated throughout its usage in order to fit the desired criteria for explaining a multitude of phenomena. The usage of the word myth has steadily increased in the English language, applying to an increasing number of circumstances. Today, there exist programs such as MythBusters, where a group of hosts test classic wives’ tales and conundrums, while classifying them as myth. Quite obviously, these common misconceptions and questions do not fit the format and definition of a myth as it has been derived from the Greek mythos. Myth has come to be defined as a misconception, a distilled version of the term’s former significance. It must now be proposed that myth shall be redefined in order to provide a balance between the ancient and modern meanings. Myth in the context of modern culture needs to be redefined, shedding the connotation of connection to the divine, embracing the possibility of fewer qualifications, and allowing current cultural situations to adopt the definition of a myth without blemishing the significance of the term’s history.

There once was a god named Perculus, he was one of the three lost gods that were destroyed by Zeus. He was the god of education; he was responsible for teaching all the citizens of Greece the basic ways of living. Once Zeus got into power he was jealous that someone other than himself was teaching the citizens so he sent him to Hades, along with two other gods for other personal reasons, Diminutive the original god of Truth and, Gargantuan the god of punishment.

The myth of Yvton was created by a group of scholars in the nineteenth century. These individuals believed in natural balance, not abusive power. In order to teach the importance of sharing control, a myth was created about a god named Yvton who wanted absolute power over his city. Although he was the ruler, the desire for dominance led to the god’s suffering and eventually the demise of his city. In the end, Yvton’s greed for power ruined him.

As they are getting ready to leave, Carrie gets a phone call informing her that her husband office building has been burned and she needs to get there right away. Carrie had gotten had gotten half ownership in the building in her divorce settlement. The

In the beginning of most stories, they start of with there was nothing but darkness, land and sea. Most of them are about a character of the myth creating a “New World” or creating something for the world in general. Every story is very similar but different at the same time, they are all similar because in every story there is always something being created but different because they all create something different.

Joseph Campbell informs readers that myths serve four basic functions to humans individually and to society as a whole. The first of these functions is mystical. According to this function, myth provides us with the opportunity to experience the amazement and wonder of the universe. Campbell informs us that myth opens up “the dimension of mystery” (p. 38), and this mystery is what causes us to be amazed and awestruck with the Earth and with ourselves in relation to the Earth and the universe. Therefore, the mystical function of myth can be spiritual in nature; it examines how our soul is connected with nature, concerning the Earth and the rest of the universe. Through the mystical function, we have the opportunity to experience the connection that ties us to something deeper than just ourselves; myth allows us to connect with our soul on the deepest level of our being and find wonder in ourselves as we relate to nature.

Just as considering Richard Chase’s version of the history of The American Märchen Jack Tales is naively one-dimensional, so is accepting the premise that every tale has a single, if meandering, path back to a single culture. The noted folklorist Dr. Alexander Krappe discusses the diffusion of tales in his book, The Science of Folklore. Dr. Krappe outlines that tales had two different dispersal modes depending on their method of diffusion; whether by land or sea. If a tale was diffused by land, the story spread in all directions similar to the ripples when an object is thrown into water. As the ripples move away from the origin, the tale may be modified, changed, and diluted as it progresses until it bears minimal similarities to the original version. His specific example concerns the tales of the East Europeans, where an original central character is a vampire, but becomes more ‘neutral’ and ‘washed out’ as the tale progresses westward until the character of the vampire is replaced with the character of an indifferent robber. Krappe proposes that tales which were transferred by sea are more likely to remain close to their original version. Krappe illustrates this opinion by pointing out that the Kirke episode of the Odyssey was carried to India via sea and therefore the Ceylonese variant is more closely aligned to the Homeric original than any of the other known versions (Krappe 39-40).

The primary thesis of this work of literature is that a chronological analysis of the history of the conception of myth and its antecedent, mythos will allow for insight into contemporary conceptions and values of this term. To that end, the author provides a comprehensive examination of the history of myth, beginning from man's earliest ideas about it, all the way to twentieth and twenty first century notions regarding myth. One of the most interesting facets about the research performed within this manuscript is that it indicates that the denotations and connotations of myth have changed over time. Contemporary definitions of the word revolve around the fact that myths are inherent untruths, while the author claims that in some of its more salient places during varying epochs in humanity, myth transcends mere accuracy to detail to allude to an overarching truth.