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was a mix of different ideas from different cultures and different regions. This often led to some misunderstandings and confusion about certain deities and practices. These misunderstandings sometimes opened doors to new ideas and new dimensions in…

is a story told for thousands of years. The people of Uruk narrate the tale of the main character, Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh has the body of a god and strength no one could ever compete with. He is two-third god,one-third man, and the king of Uruk.…

sayings that hold true in many different facets of life. Many of these sayings regard things not being what they seem. A specific example comes to mind when analyzing Oedipus Rex and Oedipus at Colonus. It is that "looks may be deceiving."…

the actions of the play Antigone, waver in their support of either Antigone or Creon, depending on their actions during a particular part of the story-line. Early in the play it is evident that they are extremely pro-Creon, but a short time…

as an ethical norm against which behavior is measured. When the ritual is preformed correctly by guest-host, good results ensue. In contrast, the violations of this ethical norm results in misfortune. This idea was taken very seriously by…

film, The Dark Crystal, in both form and theme depicts key elements of David Leeming's description of the hero myth's rites of passage in The World of Myth: An Anthology. As in Leeming's rites of passage, in this film the protagonist's heroic experiences…

writing at a very young age; by the end of his life the number of plays totaled over 120. Sophocles died in 406 BC and seven of his plays have survived in their entirety. One of the seven plays that has made the journey from past to present is Oedipus…

for immortality gone astray. Tennyson writes the poem at a young and ambitious twenty-four years of age. This poem, however, is written three months after the death of Tennyson's best friend. His feelings toward his friend, and death in general,…

cling to what is good (Romans 12:9).' This principal seems to be markedly evident as one closely examines the actions and thoughts behind the character of Sir Lancelot in The Knight of the Cart. When one encounters the adventures of Odysseus in The…

a slow river stands the remains of a castle. These are the remains of Hampshire castle. Now just a crumbling viewpoint for camera lenses, the castle was once a glorious sight over the surrounding countryside. <Tab/>In medieval times,…