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- 101: Roman Pantomime
- ... tragedies. Caspo and Slater testify that pantomime became the preferred form of drama after the comic ballet school of Bathyllos lost ground to the tragic ballet school of Pylades. Simalarly, pantomime has roots in Greek mythology many of the pantomimes were based on Greek myths. We have evidence of the existence of pantomimes that were centered on Greek myths from very early times. For example, Xenophon outlines a private performance from ... and representational evidence that the origins of Roman pantomime can be assessed in terms of its nature. For instance, we can conclude from the evidence available that pantomime had origins in not only ancient Greek mythology and tragedy, but also Etruscian dance. It is possible to make this connection through both textual evidence and through an examination of the ‘ballet’ nature of the art. It is also clear through textual evidence ...
- 102: Hofstadter
- ... nitpicking that characterizes many of today's academic histories, it does implicitly -- sometimes explicitly -- take issue with its predecessors. Hofstadter loved nothing more than replacing myth with history. His takedown of Thomas Jefferson begins, "The mythology that has grown up around Thomas Jefferson is as massive and imposing as any in American history," and what follows is an effort to cut through the thicket. A portrait emerges not of a rigorous ... a man inconstant in his views and approaches to governing -- almost fickle. Hofstadter wrote, "The Lincoln legend has come to have a hold on the American imagination that defies comparison with anything else in political mythology." Revision follows, and we get a new sense of Lincoln, as a tragic hostage to his own ambition. These arguments, however, are profound quarrels with obdurate myths, not hairsplitting quibbles with rival academics or gleeful ...
- 103: Dionysus
- ... gathered gloats over his white kids. Sailors race across the thrashing waves. Their canvas full of the harmless breeze. Drinkers acclaim the grape-giver Dionysus, capping their hair with flowering ivy. (Bernard). Dionysus, in Greek mythology is a god of wine and vegetation, who showed mortals how to cultivate grapevines and make wine. “He was good and gentle to those who honored him, but he brought madness and destruction upon those ... cold monoliths, devilishly torn to pieces. He rose from the dead again and again, providing to his believers that the soul lives on forever after the body dies. Works Cited Bremmer, Jan. Interpretations of Greek Mythology. Totowa, NJ: Harper, 1976. Bonnefoy, Yves. Greek and Egyptian Mythologies. Chicago: Univercity of Chicago, 1992. Bernard, Suzane. “Plato and His Dialogues.” http://eawc.evansville.edu/essays/suzanne.htm (2 Feb. 1996). Frazer, James. The Golden ...
- 104: Rethinking the Watchtowers
- ... colors were a random jumble, with no patterns emerging. Thus, he began his quest for the CORRECTED Sun square. And I became convinced of the reality of ritual tampering. ------------ text missing ------------ 7. MYTHOLOGICAL: In Celtic mythology, north is invariably associated with air. The pre-Christian Irish gods and goddesses, the Tuatha De Danann, were "airy" faeries (later versions came equiped with wings, relating them to sylphs). The Book of Conquests states ... its height, rising into the air, touching the sky. Virtually all Eastern traditions associate mountains, favorite abodes of gurus, with air. A CAVE would be a better symbol of earth than a mountain.) In Welsh mythology, too, Math the Ancient, chief god of Gwynedd (or NORTH Wales), is specifically associated with wind, which can carry people's thoughts to him. 8. YIN/YANG: Many occultists believe that the four elements have ...
- 105: Real Meaning Of LIfe
- ... our lives and everything else that goes on in this universe are just the universe's way of killing time, so anything goes. As asserted by Isaac Asimov, I think the Bible is simply Hebrew mythology. The only difference between it and Greek mythology is that the former is still taken seriously. In fact, the Old Testament and the Koran at times even seem like grotesque parodies of evolutionary psychology to me (e.g., Numbers 31). As far as ...
- 106: The Symbolism Of The Crow
- ... against the attack of carnivores. The crow is also seen at Saint Benoît's feet and in Saint Oswald's hands. Here, he symbolizes divine providence. The crow also has a role in the Asiatic mythology; in China and in Japan, he shows love and gratitude. According to Chinese legends, ten red crows with three paws flew away from the East Blackberry Tree to bring light to the world, But they ... of the crow to guide Santeria’s people to Cyrena, And two crows showed Alexander the great the road to Amon's sanctuary. Hugi and Munnin (Thought and Memory), are Odin's companions. In Scandinavian mythology, they travel all over the world and come back to tell Odin all the events that happen on earth. In the mithraic cult, Sol(the Sun God) entrusts the crow to tell Mithra to sacrifice ...
- 107: Heros
- ... to today when we watch action movies and read romance novels we all have been introduced to many heroes. We all know the type that saves the girl or kills the bad guy. But within mythology there are many more different types of heroes. First there is the hero that wants to help their community and to remember. In the story “Chi Li Slays the Serpent”, Chi Li volunteers herself to ... a priority over the lives of their family or their own. According to Persian values, Esfandyar was the perfect hero than. He did exactly what his king asked of him without a doubt. In Greek mythology, there are many stories that have heroes in them. These heroes display many different traits of courage, determination, and loyalty. In the story of Hercules, his courage is shown right through. He was always ready ...
- 108: Ancient Egyptian
- ... day, priests would clean and dress the statue and offer it meals before the worshipping ceremonies took place. Ra Ra means "creator." He is or was for a time, in nearly all accounts of Egyptian mythology, the supreme god. He was "the father of the gods, the fashioner of men, the creator of cattle, the lord of all being". He is the god of the sun in most of these accounts ... HIEROGLYPHS: THE WRITING OF ANCIENT EGYPT. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1981. Microsoft MICROSOFT ENCARTA '95. Electronic media. Redmond: Microsoft Corporation, 1994. Roberts, David. "Age of Pyramids." National Geographic Jan. 1995: 6-41 BULFINCH'S MYTHOLOGY. New York: Crown Publishers Incorporated, 1979. Breasted, J.H. DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGION AND THOUGHT IN ANCIENT EGYPT. New York: Harper & Row Publishers Incorporated, 1959. THE WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA. Chicago: World Book Incorporated, 1993.
- 109: Oedipus Rex 2
- Oedipus Rex a Greek tragedy written by Sophocles in the early days of antiquity is based upon an even more ancient story in Greek mythology. Sophocles, however, knowing that his audience is aware of the outcome of the play utilizes that foreknowledge to create various situations in which dramatic and verbal irony play key roles. However, citing all of the ... Sophocles was a pioneer in his field. The plays that he penned, that survived through the eons are revered as much now as they were during his day. He often wrote scripts for events in mythology that had already occurred and were common knowledge to the populace that viewed his productions. In order to keep these audiences returning for more, Sophocles made liberal use of irony. By doing this he tantalized ...
- 110: Karl Marx
- ... a devoted Christian with a "longing for self-sacrifice on behalf of humanity." In October of 1835, he started attendance at the University of Bonn, enrolling in non-socialistic-related classes like Greek and Roman mythology and the history of art. During this time, he spent a day in jail for being "drunk and disorderly-the only imprisonment he suffered" in the course of his life. The student culture at Bonn ... lax acceptance requirements. Unsurprisingly, he got in, and finally received his degree in 1841. His thesis "analyzed in a Hegelian fashion the difference between the natural philosophies of Democritus and Epicurus" using his knowledge of mythology and the myth of Prometheus in his chains. In October of 1842, Marx became the editor of the paper Rheinische Zeitung, and, as the editor, wrote editorials on socio-economic issues such as poverty, etc ...
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