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Role of Women in Three Norse Sagas

This paper discusses the role of women in three Norse sagas. The writer argues that "Njal's Saga" and "Laxdaela's S...

Overview of Odin, the Norse God

also suggests that battle was not only crucial, but perhaps desired. We also note that in some legends Odin sacrificed one of h...

Odin and Zeus Compared

feature and illustrate a very connectedness to the people they govern in their respective societies (Zeus and Odin, 2004). Their ...

Beowulf & Aeneas

past, which is now gone, and his son is the future (the founding of Rome), and he is the transitionary figure destined to bring th...

Beowulf: Heeded Hrothgar's Advice?

Beowulf did not live up to those standards. "The loathsome creature felt great bodily pain; a gaping wound opened in his shoulder...

Beowulf v. Odysseus/Who is the most attractive?

announces to all listeners that this warrior has the skill to battle the monster that has terrorizing Heorot. Beowulf battles Gren...

Is Beowulf Christian or a Pagan?

birth. That there should be pagan aspects in an epic supposedly Christian should not come as surprise. A pagan hero is one...

Norse Volsung Saga and Oedipus Rex Compared

In a paper consisting of 3 pages the different tones but common storylines that exist in these tales are compared. There are no o...

Ancient Mythology of Greece and Rome and How Women Were Treated

While women in Greek and Roman mythology were strong of mind and spirit, they were not allowed to express their inner most beings ...

Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry

In eight pages this report examines the complexities of relationships and Western mythology within the context of the Pulitzer Pri...

Mythology of Greece and the Roles of Antigone and Medea

This paper consists of five pages with the focus of discussion being Greek mythology particularly as it pertains to the role of wo...

Civilization of Ancient Greece and the Impacts of Mythology and Religion

democracy, the reality is that Greek democracy was not inherently fair anyway. The premise of Greek democracy was direct rule by...

Mythical Component in 'What Dreams May Come'

into the depths of despair, the painting only serves to beckon him with a false sense of peace. Applying the mythical eleme...

Greek Mythology and Literature and the Gods' Incestuous Relationships

contribution to the image in Greek mythology is the story of Chiron, who was born of a union between Zeus and Ixion, the son of Ar...

The Creation Gods in Greek and African Mythology

In a research paper containing eight pages the supreme or creation African mythological gods are contrasted and compared with Zeus...

Enlightenment and Entwinement Myth of Horkheimer and Adorno

In seven pages the correlation between enlightenment and mythology as argued by Horkheimer and Adorno is examined. There are no o...

Ethnography and Eskimo Essays

In ten pages an ethnographic perspective is offered in an exploration of Fineup Riordin's text which considers the Yup'ik Eskimo c...

Tlingit Mythology and the Raven

In four pages this paper examines Tlingit mythology and the Raven's role in a discussion of 3 myths. Five sources are cited in th...

Alcestis by Euripides

simply what it is on the outside but cutting into it reveals layers of different contrasts and flavors. The "Foundation" of the Pl...

The Biblical Story of Cain and Abel

5 pages and 5 sources used. This paper provides an overview of the Biblical story of Cain and Abel, and relates the importance of...

Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell and American Society

In 7 pages the hero mythology is applied to the society of the United States in a consideration of 3 concepts from The Power of My...

Self Concept Development in the United States and Japan

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how cultural definition of success, raising children, social environment, religion, and myth...

Paolo Veronese's Mars and Venus United by Love Seen on a Trip to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art VI

In two pages this reaction paper focuses upon artistic detail and the artist's uses of contrast and mythology. There is no biblio...

Southern Mythology

This paper consists of seventeen pages and examines the white supremacy and racism mythology that have always been a part of South...

Social Implications of The Kin of Ata Are Waiting for You by Dorothy Bryant

In five pages Bryant's utopian society as it manifests itself in her novel in terms of the sociological implications of physical a...

Eastern and Western Mythology and Women

in the house" (Kamat women.htm). It is as though the very essence of a woman as a human being is given no consideration beyond th...

Mythology of Native Americans

cites that as many as several hundred thousand must exist collectively (Gill & Sullivan, 1992). Each myth that I came across was...

Escape and Myth in Comic Books

Do comic books as an art form simply represent a desire to escape from reality or are they the embodiment of a new form of modern ...

Mythopoetic Mind and Mythology

In four pages Mircea Eliade's definition of mythopoetic mind is considered as the concept relates to mythology, culture, and socie...

Motifs of Ancient Greek Literature and Superman

This essay consists of seven pages and presents the argument that the motifs in the contemporary Superman stories are much like th...