Mythology and Folklore

One day a Brahman happened to be walking through the sultry jungles of India. While on his walk through the thick forage, he came upon a tiger stuck in deep hole. The tiger was in much distress and was crying out to the Brahman to help him out. Yet, the tiger's sharp teeth and fierce appearance caused the Brahman to hesitate. The Brahman stood in his tracks and pondered in his thoughts: "Why should I help this tiger? He's only going to attack me when I let him go." However, the tiger started crying, "Oh please please please let me go!". "I'll do anything anything!". The tiger kept on going for a quite a while, and the Brahman began to get annoyed. "Okay tiger, I'll get you out", the Brahman said grudgingly. Using a nearby stick, the Brahman pulled the tiger from its place deep in the Earth. The tiger landed on the ground with a loud thud and immediately grabbed the Brahman onto the ground. "How dumb you are! There is nothing ...

My storybook will focus on Greek mythology, specifically the Greek figures of Apollo, Artemis, and Atlas. Researching these gods, goddesses, and titans revealed a myriad of facts that I did not know otherwise. Regarding Apollo , he seems to be depicted as having a complicated relationship with the partners he has chased after. Notably the stories of Cassandra, whom he shunned from the world after she rejected him, and Daphne, who turned herself into a tree in order to escape Apollo. I also found some interesting facts regarding his encounter with Python which was motivated by revenge as Python hindered Apollo's mother, Leto, in giving birth. Picryl : Apollo beating Python My research of Artemis brought to light many facts that I did not know simply from early understanding of Greek mythology. Artemis is quite known for her chastity and this is evident in the story of Actaeon and Siproites . Both Actaeon and Siproites were punished severely for spying on Artemus while she ...