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MythologyAuthor: Sharlene M. Hernandez
What is mythology?
Mythology is the study and interpretation of
sacred tales or fable cultures known as myths.
Stories based on human condition, spiritualism,
human origins, afterlife, gods, life and death. Also
it expresses their believes and values of these
subject on certain cultures.
Myths can tell stories about ancestors or human
origin and the world. When the subject is about
Gods is mostly beings with unknown power.
Including the origins of the environment or nature
such as natural events like thunder, lightning
storms, earthquakes, eclipse, sunrise, sunset, full
moon, many more.
Therere different types of mythology such as
Ancient Greece, Norse, Egypt, Phoenicia, China
and even Japan have one of their own. The most
popular among them is Greek Mythology, one
of the classics as well. Including Biblical Stories
describing the creation of earth, human existence,
the Great Flood story and the gure of the Dying
and Reviving God. Inside the mythology we
have famous gures like Sumeria in the Epic of
Gilgamesh, to Egyptian myth of Osiris, Greek
stories of Dioysus, the Phoenician Baal, Hindu
Krishna, Norse Odin and Loki, down to the most
famous, Jesus Christ.
Mythology always tries to answer the most
difcult and most basic questions of human
existence, for example; Who made the world? How
will it end? Who was the rst man? Where does
souls go after death?. Having the ancients stories
as an importance, not always truthful about its
details, mentioning the impossible. For example;
having power and being able to return from the
dead is one of them, most people believe powers
does exist only if the human can use the hundred
percent capacity of their brain because regularly
human can only use ten percent of it, coming from
the ten percent of brain myth and twenty percent
of the bodys energy. Meanwhile, being able to
return from the dead is a strong believe many have,
thanks to the story about a famous mythological
gure, also a dangerous topic to discuss because
some may actually feel offended, if you mention
its just a myth, others may take drastic measures
to defend that ideology. The same goes for other
mythology but mostly dont take it seriously as the
most known one. You may ask, why is it different?
With Greek mythology, there is no single original
text like the Christian Bible or the Hindu Vedas that
introduces all of the myths characters and stories.
Dierence between Myth and
Mythology.
In conversations or just hearing by ear, people
think these two subjects are the same. In reality
its not, they have different meanings. Myth
is information or stories you receive, without
knowing its resource or being anonymous, for
example; where, when and from who they came
from. Heres the part where people get it confused,
the stories or information are related to supernatural
seeking to explain a natural phenomena to give
humans a unique perception, such as culture and
society to supernatural or godly level. The subjects
mostly discussed are about the creation, life, death
and even current events happening. Its mostly
described as folk tales and legends, also known as
traditional stories.
Mythology is focus more on group of people or
culture, addressing their issues like their history,
gods and ancestry. Unlike myth the mythology
stories are written on ancient books like the Bible
and the Hindu Vedas. Mostly, mythology is known
as the study of myths, so it can be proven its real
and the phenomenon actually had occurred. Those
who studies or learns about myths is the eld of
mythology.
Mythological Studies
Mythological studies are as the namit, studies about myths or
old text
books? Why it is studied? You may a
those who study it, nds it important to
mysteries and pieces about life, some
the truth behind myths to put it at ea
answers to explain the impossible, if f
to learning how it was possible, but th
other story. The most popular mytho
until date is Ancient Greece.
What is or Who is G
Goddess?
A god or a goddess is a supreme bei
and ruler of the universe, also known
the world. Mostly being worshipped b
idolize and use for symbolic represen
deity. Some believe in just one god,
believe there is more than one. Great e
be the Biblical believer who believes
God, while the Norse believers belie
Gods like mentioned before Odin,
Hel, Day, Night, Sun, Earth, Eir, Tyr,
more Gods. A God is also known as
power and abilities that surpasses th
other intelligent being. A God is also c
a supernatural being, with these relate
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Did we came from a God? Did he create us? Did
he create life? God is alive or dead? Is God a spirit
or a being? Where is God? Is he in the heavens? Is
he in a dimension? Does he have his own planet,
where he lives in? Where did God come from?
Believe it or not, therere people who have these
questions on their mind. Mostly believe God is a
male, without seeing him, while others believe of
the possibility to be a female, and others believe
are both in other mythology such as Greek, Norse
and more.
Click Here To Learn More About the Gods
Mentioned Above.
The Importance of Mythology
Mythology can be fascinating for those who
love to learn about ancient customs, history, and
culture, and compare them with today. A person
read and investigated mythology so they can
imagine themselves as their ancestors to create
adventures and wonders in their life or even live
it at this moment. It is important because it can
reveal the history of our ancestor or our past we yet
need to discover. It can answer the most commonl y
to basic questions about life or how to live it. Most
importantly, it can reveal the importance of a
human nature and their mistakes.Sources of Information:
http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/
greek-mythology
http://www.ancient.eu.com/mythology/
http://thenorsegods.com/the-norse-gods/#norse-
gods
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/god
http://www.noforbiddenquestions.com/2011/02/
what-is-a-god-anyway/
http://www.differencebetween.net/language/
words-language/difference-between-myth-and-
mythology/
http://thenorsegods.com/the-norse-gods/#norse-godshttp://thenorsegods.com/the-norse-gods/#norse-godshttp://thenorsegods.com/the-norse-gods/#norse-godshttp://thenorsegods.com/the-norse-gods/#norse-gods
