Friday, October 24, 2008

Definitions:

Myth: A myth is a traditional or legendary story, it also explains a cultural life, and symbolizes human beings. It's any greek, or Egyptian story that is about mythological gods

Hero: A hero is a founder of something new, they model for human form and they must make tough decisions. Like for exapmle Hercules was a hero because he defeat Serbius.

Hero Journey: Hero journey is the road of trials, battles and obstacles. Its also when hero's accomplish big things and preform good deeds for their community. An example of a hero journey is when in Enuma Elish, when Marduck goes and fights Tiamat and defeats her.

Universal: Universal is a representation of every man, and it is also the big picture. An example of this is the myth about Atlas, when he has to hold up the world.

Archetype: Archetype is an old foundation, or also an original model. The egg myth with Pangu, saying that the earth was started by an egg.

Cyclical: Cyclical means re-accuring in a cycle, which means beginning with the same end. For example Ra the sun god, he rises the sun and sets everyday and gets reborn and dies every night and day.

Duality: Duality means two things as a whole, for example its like man and women, day and night, sun and moon, or light and dark ect.

Creation: Creation means its original bringing into the existence of the universe.

Cosmology: Cosmology means dealing with the cosmos, stars, and universe, like for example the Egyptian god Pangu, who created the earth and said it was an egg.

Life from Death: Life from death is the making of life out of something bad. Like in the myth of Osiris, Isis, and Horus when Set kills Osiris to try and become king

Matriarchal: Matriarchal is the foundation of female power, were the mother rules. For example like the story Enuma Elish, it starts out being in womens rule.

Patriarchal: Patriarchal is the foundation on male power, were the father rules. For example in the story Enuma Elish it ends with the men being in power.

Sacrifice: Sacrifice means the taking of life for better of others, or giving up something important for the greater good. For example like in the myth Ra, because he lives and dies every day so that the world can have sun.

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