Mythological archetypes

mythology because these stories are in the back of most people’s minds, which is called the “unconscious collective.” This mean that the majority of people have the same thought in their head when one refers to an idea or archetype, such as a web referring to a spider. The use of archetypes in artists’ works can help one have a better understanding of an artist’s idea in their work because they have a relatable comparison to go off of.

The interpretation of this mythological story is truly symbolic; “it explains procedure in the ritual of sacrifice and the origin of fire – Promethean fire, the symbol of defiant progress.” Prometheus’ archetype was known specifically of the culture god and hero, eventually, he became the archetype “of the divine or heroic trickster.” Apart from Prometheus’ sentencing of eternal torment, Zeus devised a way for

There are many differences between Green Lantern and Beowulf such as Green Lantern is more god-like and has powers, while Beowulf is more human and has no powers, they are also similar as they both are great heros and looked up to by all. Green Lantern was a great hero and had a power ring to help him through his battles, in contrast to, Beowulf used only natural abilities and objects to defeat his enemies. Beowulf is more of a realistic image in people’s mind for themselves than Green Lantern is

called Transformers, but little do people know that transformers are actually shapeshifters. Shapeshifters are people that can change the way they look like or act toward others. In Edward Bloor’s novel Tangerine, Joey Costello proves to be the mythological archetype of the shapeshifter in three ways. First, Joey Costello is the shapeshifter to Paul (the hero) because he is bewilderingly changeable. When people are bewilderingly changeable they change how they act towards others. For instance

Archetypes in Perseus Situational Archetypes- The Task, In Perseus the main task that happens is when Perseus a demigod, son of Zeus goes out to capture something special. Perseus sets out on an adventure to kill Medusa and capture her head to bring back as a gift. The hard part is that in one glance eye to eye at Medusa you will automatically turn into stone. Therefore, this was a hard feat to accomplish and it was one that he wanted to fulfill after he told they guy who was going to marry his

prolific, intriguing adventure stories ever written. His exceptional use of archetypes adds anticipation and excitement throughout the entire poem. This story has a mix of adventure, suspense, love, and loss. All of these features are archetypes that are shown in Homer’s epic poem. Greek culture is a big part of the archetypes in this poem as well. The three archetypes that I chose are some of the most frequently seen archetypes in adventurous stories or poems. This epic poem was written approximately

disobedience of their father, Phaethon and Commodus faced the consequences of absolute power. The lust for power, as portrayed in the mythological story “Phaethon” and in the movie “Gladiator” leads to the death of both powers hungry sons as well as the destruction of a way of life. In the movie “Gladiator,” the Roman emperor, Commodus, greatly resembles the mythological character, Phaethon. Phaethon and Commodus both had royal parents, one was the Sun God and the other was the Roman Emperor. Both of

their faith and traditions and makes Great Britain a Christian land only. Lastly his son does not succeed him, nor is his body buried. When looking at the characters in the story in a mythological approach, it would be easy to use a many number of approaches. The Male/Female Divine archetypes, Carol Pearson’s six archetypes, and even Freud's id, ego and superego. However, due to the complexity of the many

Psychoanalysis is an approach to psychology that was made well known as a way to bring for the unconscious to the conscious. It is theorized that the memories that we store in our unconscious affects us, and can cause neurotic behaviors. The approaches also include Analytical, Individual. Three people that worked on these theories are Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler. Each of these men approached psychoanalysis in both similar and individual ways, and have their own theories that will

called a Mentor, a Mentor can be many different people, such as your parents or friends. In the novel “Tangerine” there is a Mentor, “Luis Cruz”, Luis Cruz plays a big part in Paul Fisher’s life. In the novel “Tangerine”, Luis Cruz fits the mythological archetype of the mentor by being positive, aids by giving advice, and sometimes acts as the hero’s conscience. First, Luis Cruz is the mentor to Paul because he is positive towards him. For instance, when paul went to the Nursery for the first time