Mythical Creatures Myths

The Loch Ness Monster, affectionately known as ‘Nessie’, is known globally as the cryptozoological lake monster that lives in Loch Ness. This freshwater lake, which is located in the Scottish Highlands, is approximately 37 kilometres long, roughly 226 metres deep, and is supposedly home to the large lake monster named Nessie. (Wikipedia.com/LochNess)

Myths are traditional or legendary stories, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation. The stories of Daniel Boone and the Epic of Gilgamesh are both myths, but a major difference they have is that Daniel Boone is a true and real life story, while Gilgamesh uses historical details to create the story, but it is fictional. Based off of ancient documents, we know that Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk in Mesopotamia. Boone on the other hand, was closer to our actual time period .Daniel Boone played a significant role in the exploration and settlement of Kentucky and the U.S. western frontier. On Boone’s voyage of colonization it took Boone and his companions several years of horrible and deceitful, on both sides, encounters. Unlike Daniel Boone, Gilgamesh’s conquest of Humbaba, the king of cedar forest, in a single journey. Both Daniel and Gilgamesh did things that not only stirred emotions in their citizens (Gilgamesh and Uruk, Daniel and the American settlers), but also inspired the people. Boone has similarities to Gilgamesh, but Odysseus is far more different for the story of Daniel Boone.

1. What are myths? What evidence points us to the universality of myths? Myths are usually stories that have to do with how some things came to be, such as religions or even to why the tiger has stripes on it body, instead of saying it's there because it can be. Myths give a more detailed and more visionary and stronger purpose to some small things in our world.

Unicorns are known amongst the populous for being in just about every little girl’s imaginary sky castle. To understand the evidence proving unicorns, one must first know where the idea of a unicorn came to be. Lore surrounding the unicorn could not be easily dated, simply that it was there in an unrecorded history. The closest date hat has been speculated would be that unicorn lore started in about 300 B.C.E. (Shepard). Stories of the unicorn told nowadays are seen as pure fantasy that they live up in the sky, and they only come down to feed on grass. Or that they ride on rainbows. The main thing that makes a unicorn a unicorn is that it is equestrian in form, and that it has one protruding horn out of the top of its head. Back in 2014, a

Imagine a superhero, such as Spiderman. Everyday, Spiderman has a different foe he fights against. In Greek mythology, this process works the same way. The gods and goddesses of Greek mythology had many foes, usually being monsters. The monsters in Greek mythology were known to destroy people, damage different cities, or cause all kinds of havoc. The Gorgons, Lamia, and Hydra, are few of many monsters that were menaces to society.

Inside the new revival of Disney, during the 90s one of the most famous films was Pocahontas (1995) in relation to two of the most mythological figures related to the birth of the U.S.: Pocahontas and John Smith. In fact, the title of the film is the name of the mythical native. Although the events related are fictional, and different to the story related by John Smith himself (most of it if not invented almost exaggerated), the influence of the film was strong in the nineties, especially in connection with the defense of the environment. Consequently the song, to which the clip refers, the colors of the wind, was considered an anthem of the nature and the environment. Despite song in films are moments of relaxed and fun, most of them content important ideological elements.

Many myths that have been told over the years by people, finding out some to be true, depressed when we find out there hoaxes, but all of them great tales. Many sea monster have been proven to have actually exist, but some are just for show. People should believe that monsters do exist, especially the Lochness Monster. The Lochness Monster has many factors to prove it to be true. They are: the unknown ocean and lakes, other hidden cryptid creatures being discovered, and having the 4 main characteristics of a mythical creatures to make a creature to be real. .

Greek Mythology has influenced many “monsters” we reference in various works of current literature. Anywhere from 3 headed dogs to women with snakes for locks of hair, all of these deformed common things originated from Mythology. Not only do we still reference the monsters themselves in all forms of art today but also we implement the qualities the monsters posses unto characters in our stories.

While reading my book I learned that the loch ness monster myth was more popular than I thought it was back when it was on newspapers for the first time. I found out that the loch ness monster has been seen but no one has taken a clear picture of the monster yet which raises suspicions if it is real or not. The Loch Ness is 754 feet deep and is 24 miles long but only 1 mile wide. People usually see the loch ness monster as a large shadow under water, a long neck poking out of the water, or huge ripples going through the water. The myth of the “water horse” was a surprise to learn about that it was a myth originally from Scotland and were originally called kelpie. It surprised me that people believed that the loch ness monster is a plesiosaurs

The griffin and unicorn are both beautiful creatures made by the gods. Unicorns are mythical creatures from the Roman times that had the body of a large horse and the strength of 25 horses. But what made it special is the fact that it had a spiraling, golden horn projecting from it's forehead that had magical healing powers. Kings and emperors would like to have unicorns during times of war to heal soldiers.

According to the Ramayana, the elephant's mother was Iravati. According to the Matangalila, Airavata was born when Brahma sang sacred hymns over the halves of the egg shell from which Garuda hatched, followed by seven more male and eight female elephants. Prithu made Airavata king of all elephants. One of his names means "the one who knits or binds the clouds" since myth has it that these elephants are capable of producing clouds. The connection of elephants with water and rain is emphasized in the mythology of Indra, who rides the elephant Airavata when he defeats Vritra. This mighty elephant reaches down his trunk into the watery underworld, sucks up its water, and then sprays it into the clouds, which Indra then causes to rain forth cool

Among all of the notorious monsters throughout mythology, the Hydra may be one of the most feared. It’s home is the Lake of Lerna in Argolid. As time went on, different versions the Hydra were created. It original never had the ability to grow back two heads for every one that was cut off. The first stories of the Hydra originate around 700 BCE. It is depicted as a sea serpent with 6 heads, and in some renditions 9 heads. In more extreme stories, the Hyrda is given 500 heads, so the characteristics of the monster changed with whatever author was in charge.

(insert good introduction here). Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is a good fantasy because it has mythological creatures, an evil force with great magic powers, and some kind of journey that the main character must endure.

When one thinks of fairies, people often think of the likes of Tinker Bell and other similarly tiny winged creatures. While this is not exactly wrong, it drastically limits the truth of what fairies actually are. For one thing, there is not simply one type of fairy, while the winged women are the most common vision of the Fae in modern day, fairies, or the fair folk, include dwarves, goblins, mermaids, and even elves. These creatures have a long and rich history throughout Europe. One place of interest is the British Isles. The British Isles include Great Britain, and Ireland. These countries are full of fantastical tales of fairies. The legends of these creatures have influenced many writers such as Shakespeare and Tolkien. Many of these legends of Fae are believed date back to pre-Christian times of Europe and that these legends both influenced and were influenced by Christianity. Folklore of fairies in the Middle Ages involved beliefs of fairies in medicine, stories, and Church teachings.

Mythos, the Greek word for myth means story, appertain to colorful tales that enlightens about the origins of humans and the universe. Myths, as amazing as it sounds, is also a cause for birth of new religions, where and how they originated. Many cultures have myths about how the gods and goddesses came to be, even elucidating the origin of humanity and its traditions. Even ideas about how this world of ours came to existence have many myths, creation myths behind it, disparate in every culture and society, which demonstrates a view on its role in the world. Mythology is simply the study of the myth. There are many psychological theories and meanings that explicate mythology. The most recurrent belief about the psychological value of myth is that myths emblematize contrasting elements of our own psyches or souls. The psychoanalytical frames of reference on myths have indisputably been ineluctable. Myths were and still are progressively seen as expressions of desideratum in the human psyche. But the big question is, what is the beneficence of mythology towards the amelioration of society? If there are myths to decipher or exhibit certain things, character or situations, there also are science and technology, which accommodate every explanation needed to understand each of those things. Many go to science for such interpretation, which conveys the impression of taking care of the signification behind all those natural phenomena,