Mythology and Folklore

As I have discussed in some of my previous posts, the premise of my storybook will focus on Greek mythology. While the portfolio was an idea I entertained, I am excited to pursue my take of Greek mythology figures. Specifically, I will examine the stories of Apollo, Artemis, and Atlas. The theme of the storybook will take these gods and titans and convert them to high school seniors applying for college. Essentially, I will be writing college applications for each figure from their own perspective. For Apollo, my story will focus on his battle with Python, and how he would use this to convince colleges he is an appealing candidate. My story on Artemis will retell her heartbreak story with Orion and how her tragedy has shaped her to be a motivated college student. Finally, Atlas's college application will focus on his story with Hercules and his task of bearing the weight of the heavens. As an older non-traditional applicant, he will detail why he is ready for a change of scenery an...

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 ...

Part B of the Jewish Fairy Tales is similar to Part A in that is a collection of short stories and fairytales. They seem to be mainly directed to children as they are easy to read and tend to impart some a lesson or wisdom onto the reader. Of the short stories, King for Three Days was notable as one of the characters is an actual historical character. The historical connection is seen at the end of this story as statues of Godfrey de Bouillon are mentioned to exist currently in places such has Belgium.  Godfrey de Bouillon in the short story is depicted as a greedy king with a dislike of the Jews and thus wants to take over Jerusalem. In regards to history, Godfrey de Bouillon did in fact take over Jerusalem and like he does in the story, he refuses to call label himself as king of the city. While Godfrey de Bouillon reason for conquering Jerusalem was due to his hatred of the Jews, his actual reason for doing so in real life was due Pope Urban II calling for crusade to liber...

The six stories from Part A of the Jewish Fairy Tales were reminiscent of many folk tales: short and with a simple lesson or explanation of some part of life. Notably, the story of the Cat and Dog and how they became categorized as enemies was an interesting read. While it focused on the development of the rivalry between cat and god, it also included some biblical characters such as Adam. The story characterizes the cat to be more unlikeable and evil while the dog is considered the unlucky animal that is trying to make it day by day. There is obvious personification as the reader is able to listen to the animal's dialogue, but the animals are also able to communicate with Adam himself. Other animal characters are included such as the wolf. The wolf is depicted as a kind character, but his decision to make the dog go drive the intruders away almost cost the dog his life. As such the wolf's characterization is controversial as it might be in its depiction throughout other folkt...