Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
12 Acedemic Vocabulary
A myth is a traditional sacred story, typically revolving around the activities of gods and heroes, which explain a natural phenomenon or cultural practice. An example of a myth could be the love story of Pyramus and Thisbe.
A hero is a founder of something new. An example of a hero is Hercules; he became the most famous hero and returned to Mount Olympus safely.
A hero’s journey is a Boon to be shared when heroes face critical decisions; Cyclical returns home, internal conflict, and transformation. An example of a hero’s journey would be Perseus adventure to kill Medusa.
Universal is something that’s understood by many, it is the big picture and is worldwide.Hercules would also be an example in universal because he lived on earth like everyone else, he was inspirational, and imperfect.
Archetype is the original type. First of its class or model. An example would be the Sky God.
Life from death is like forest fires. When something dies something is born from it. When Tiamat was killed she was turned into the heavens and earth so she died but something was created from that.
Matriarchal is a society with women having all the power and authority. An example of matriarchal would be Mother Earth.
Patriarchal is a society where only men have the power and authority. An example of patriarchal would be Father Sky.
Sacrifice means giving something up for a greater cause. An offering to a god for an exchange. An example would be Tiamat from The Enuma Elish. She may not have voluntarily gave her life but still it was given up to make the heavens and earth.
A hero is a founder of something new. An example of a hero is Hercules; he became the most famous hero and returned to Mount Olympus safely.
A hero’s journey is a Boon to be shared when heroes face critical decisions; Cyclical returns home, internal conflict, and transformation. An example of a hero’s journey would be Perseus adventure to kill Medusa.
Universal is something that’s understood by many, it is the big picture and is worldwide.Hercules would also be an example in universal because he lived on earth like everyone else, he was inspirational, and imperfect.
Archetype is the original type. First of its class or model. An example would be the Sky God.
Cyclical mean continues or recurrent.
DUALITY
Duality is the quality of two opposites existing in one whole thing. for an example i would say Tiamat and Murduk because Tiamat was good and Marduk was evil.
Duality is the quality of two opposites existing in one whole thing. for an example i would say Tiamat and Murduk because Tiamat was good and Marduk was evil.
CREATION
Creation is the making or inventing of something. An example of creation would be when Hephaistos and other gods created Pandora to get back at Prometheus.
Creation is the making or inventing of something. An example of creation would be when Hephaistos and other gods created Pandora to get back at Prometheus.
Life from death is like forest fires. When something dies something is born from it. When Tiamat was killed she was turned into the heavens and earth so she died but something was created from that.
Matriarchal is a society with women having all the power and authority. An example of matriarchal would be Mother Earth.
Patriarchal is a society where only men have the power and authority. An example of patriarchal would be Father Sky.
Sacrifice means giving something up for a greater cause. An offering to a god for an exchange. An example would be Tiamat from The Enuma Elish. She may not have voluntarily gave her life but still it was given up to make the heavens and earth.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Interpretive essay
Pyramus and Thisbe
“Love cannot be forbidden. The more that flame is covered up, the hotter it burns. Also love can always find a way.”(105) that is what it says in the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe and I believe it is true.
I believe this myth is important because I think everyone should be able to love who they choose I think it should never be forbidden because they will find a way to be together in the end whether you approve or disapprove.
Pyramus was known as the most beautiful youth in the entire east. He lived in Babylon in a house pretty much connected to the house of his true love. The only thing that separated them was a tiny wall, they were glad they could at least talk back and forth through the wall but they hated it because it wouldn’t allow them to touch.
Thisbe was the name of Pyramus’s love she was known as the loveliest maiden in the east. She planned to marry Pyramus but their parents forbade it. So they made a plan to sneak away together so the could be free. They decided that when the sun sank they would meet at the Tomb of Ninus under a tall mulberry tree filled with white snowberries.
So finally the sun went down and Thisbe was under the mulberry tree but there was no sign of Pyramus, she waited there patiently until she saw a lioness that had just made a kill walking to the stream to get a drink. Thisbe ran and hid from the lioness but she dropped her cloak on the ground. The lioness found the cloak and ripped it up leaving bloodstains and dirt all over it. A while later Pyramus came and saw her cloak ripped to shreds and automatically assumed that the lioness had killed Thisbe, so he blamed him self and took his own life with his sword and when Thisbe returned she saw him lying there dead and realized what had happened so she too took the sword and killed her self so they could be together.
This is why no love should be forbidden because they will always find away to be together even if its in death, if the parents wouldn’t have forbade them to get married that wouldn’t have happened. All they wanted was to be together.
“Love cannot be forbidden. The more that flame is covered up, the hotter it burns. Also love can always find a way.”(105) that is what it says in the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe and I believe it is true.
I believe this myth is important because I think everyone should be able to love who they choose I think it should never be forbidden because they will find a way to be together in the end whether you approve or disapprove.
Pyramus was known as the most beautiful youth in the entire east. He lived in Babylon in a house pretty much connected to the house of his true love. The only thing that separated them was a tiny wall, they were glad they could at least talk back and forth through the wall but they hated it because it wouldn’t allow them to touch.
Thisbe was the name of Pyramus’s love she was known as the loveliest maiden in the east. She planned to marry Pyramus but their parents forbade it. So they made a plan to sneak away together so the could be free. They decided that when the sun sank they would meet at the Tomb of Ninus under a tall mulberry tree filled with white snowberries.
So finally the sun went down and Thisbe was under the mulberry tree but there was no sign of Pyramus, she waited there patiently until she saw a lioness that had just made a kill walking to the stream to get a drink. Thisbe ran and hid from the lioness but she dropped her cloak on the ground. The lioness found the cloak and ripped it up leaving bloodstains and dirt all over it. A while later Pyramus came and saw her cloak ripped to shreds and automatically assumed that the lioness had killed Thisbe, so he blamed him self and took his own life with his sword and when Thisbe returned she saw him lying there dead and realized what had happened so she too took the sword and killed her self so they could be together.
This is why no love should be forbidden because they will always find away to be together even if its in death, if the parents wouldn’t have forbade them to get married that wouldn’t have happened. All they wanted was to be together.
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