Essays and Research Papers on World Mythology

A 5 page paper which examines the legends and tales involving Morrigan who is often referred to as the dark aspect of the Celtic Triple Goddess in Celtic mythology. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

Everyone dies, and in sweet death, there are two opposing forces, grief and celebration, both aspects in which the living participate in death to recover from their loss. In To an Athlete Dying Young, A.E. Houseman uses a mix of iambic and non-iambic elements to tell the rhythm of death from the viewpoint of those ...

A paper which looks at the function of fantasy in contemporary cinema, with particlar reference to myth in film, as evinced by Lord of the Rings, the Star Wars series and Harry Potter. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 7 page paper compares and contrasts the Greek God Zeus to his Norse counterpart Odin. This paper argues that the striking similarities between these two mythological gods illustrates how influenced the Norse culture was by the Greek culture. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines how cultural nationalism and antimodernism have affected the concept of folk culture. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page examination of the Norse god Odin. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the similarities between the two, and speculates as to why two cultures so far apart in time and space could have produced such similar works. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper investigates the modern myth that police investigate all crimes and proves it to be false. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 20 page paper provides an overview of the central features of Classical, Celtic, Norse and Chinese Mythologies. This paper also outlines a comparison of some central components. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8 page paper discusses James Churchward’s claims that the “lost continent of Mu” once existed in the mid-Pacific, and sank when gas filled chambers beneath it collapsed. The paper argues that Churchward’s theory is not supported by scientific evidence, but notes that people still seem to enjoy debating it. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This is a 4 page paper that provides an overview of Egyptian and Hebrew mythologies. Similarities between the two are highlighted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper compares the major features of each of these accounts of the creation of the world. Bibliography lists 5 sources.