Academic papers on Mythology

Myth Of Sisyphus And Suicide
A 3 page paper that discusses Albert Camus' thought on suicide as expressed in the Myth of Sisyphus. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Odyssey and Aeneid
A 5 page paper which discusses and defines the epic poems "The Odyssey" and "Aeneid." The paper discusses the nature of the heroes in each work as well. No additional sources cited.
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Two Heroes: One Mythic Journey. (Odysseus and Achilles)
(5 pp) What we will do in this discussion is see how two mythic heroes, Achilles and Odysseus compare to each other as they move through the mythic hero's journey. Annotated bibliography lists 6 sources.
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The Nereids of the Swordbelt.
(5 pp) What we will look at in this discussion is the importance of the Swordbelt of Pallas in the Aenid by Vergil to see if we can trace the mythic intent from the physical description of the swordbelt of Pallas found in The Doloneia: ...
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Robert Goldman/ Gods, Priests and Warriors
A 5 page overview of Robert Goldman's Gods, Priests and Warriors, which offers insight into one of the world's great collections of mythology, the Sanskrit masterpiece, the Mahabharata. Goldman perspective on the Mahabharata concerns the fact that...
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Ernst Cassirer: Language & Myth (1946)
(5 pp) Philosophers are always asking themselves questions. What a philosopher is trying to do, is figure out the way in which people understand the world, or their sense and place of reality in the world. The German philosopher, Ernst...
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The Battle of Zeus and Typhon and Parallels in Hindu and Zoroastrian Myth
This 4 page report discusses the fact that some of the world
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Mythical Origins of Rome
A 5 page essay that examines the origins of Rome, which are represented in two famous myths
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Psychoanalytic Understanding and Myths, Folktales, and Narrative
This 10 page report discusses the fact that modern psychoanalysis is a multifaceted discipline that depends on classic Freudian explanations as well as more contemporary empirical practices. Social scientists, researchers into human psychology,...
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Artemis, Demeter, Hera, and Lilith; Suitable Babysitters?
This 5 page paper looks at these four mythological character and examines their personalities and characteristics and events in their lives to discuss their suitable for a role in caring for the young. Then bibliography cites 2 sources.
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Psychoanalytic Understanding and Myths, Folktales, and Narrative
This 20 page report discusses the fact that modern psychoanalysis is a multifaceted discipline that depends on classic Freudian explanations as well as more contemporary empirical practices. Social scientists, researchers into human psychology,...
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Mythology/Explaining the Unexplainable
A 5 page research paper that examines the functions that mythology has performed in human societies. The writer mainly focuses on Greek myths, and other creation stories in explaining how early people turned to mythology for explanations of natural...
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Of Gods And Heroes In The Modern World
Joseph Campbell, in his 1972 book, Myths To Live By, argued that the individual in search of spirituality through myths must disengage from the elementary idea by recognizing each image of God is merely a symbol of the beliefs held by a culture...
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Dionysus
In addition to being half male and half female, Dionysus was half God and half mortal. This 7 page paper provides a tutorial based on the thesis that writing about the Greek God, Dionysus, the duality of his form and disposition may be a place...
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A six page paper which looks at the traditions of Irish folklore, such as the children of Danu, the Sidhe and the sacred thorn, and considers the way in which cultural values and old customs and beliefs have persisted into the present...
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