Category: Hercules

Rainer Maria Rilke, a British novelist and poet once said, The only journey is the journey within. In both Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Hercules, they both go on a journey to prove themselves and try to find out who they really are. On their journeys they encounter many obstacles which proved their…

At the ancient period, both mythology and religion have kept a significant place in ancient civilizations making them unforgettable and unique over history. But why do we take these two aspect into consideration together? It is particularly important to emphasize that this is mainly related to their inseparable integration in that timeline. If mythology is…

Superhero characters are a form of modern mythology. Argue for or against this view. Mythologies are often defined as stories or historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon.[footnoteRef:1] This is the definition that many of us are used to and…

The universal definition of art states that it is (1) something that is created with imagination and skill and that is beautiful or that expresses important ideas or feelings; (2) the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, producing works to be appreciated…

Myths were not derived from a single book, rather from many stories. Greek mythology begins with Homer. The Greeks made the gods in the image of themselves. Acrisius is told by an oracle that his daughter Danaes son will kill him. He locks up his daughter but she gets pregnant by Zeus himself and has…

Introduction : Mythology is used as a base of education to allow an understanding of natural phenomena. Cartwright in 2012 suggested there is a clear synergy with the myth and religion of the time, morals are woven into these teachings of heroes as well as the harsh reality of punishment for those who are disobedient…

Anthropology is the scientific study of human beings, how they behave, and their societies, both in the past and the present (UCDavis 2020). There are three categories of anthropology, that is, social anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and cultural anthropology. Social anthropology studies the behavioural patterns of human beings while linguistic anthropology studies what influences language has…