, In this reaction paper, you are being asked to reflect on parallels, similarities, and meaningful contrasts across different world mythologies. Specifically, your task is to make a comparison between two or more of the following mythologies: Greek/Roman, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Celtic, Norse, Arthurian, African, Mesoamerican, and Native American. For instance, you might compare and contrast their creation myths, conceptions of an afterlife, abodes that their gods inhabit, role of gender in assigning specific powers or attributes to deities, etc. Or you might draw upon the theoretical discussions from Unit 1 and assess how heroes from multiple myth traditions conform to (or deviate from) “the hero’s journey” as delineated by Joseph Campbell. Following on the insights of Carl Jung, can you identify and analyze archetypes in various mythologies? If those topics sound too daunting and theoretical, examine Earth Mother figures from different mythologies. Compare and contrast Zeus and Odin, or other comparable supreme, father-figure deities of pantheons. Discuss parallels between the hero(es) of one mythology with those from another. What similarities can you discern concerning the final resting places assigned to heroes of various mythologies?
. The most important element of this assignment is that your analysis be comparative in nature and that you discuss two or more mythologies. Please note that for the purposes of this assignment, Greek (which broadly includes Homeric, Hesiodic, and Classical Age myths) and Roman mythologies are treated as a single tradition owing to their striking continuities. Effectively, this means you cannot compare only Greek and Roman mythologies, you must examine at least one other mythology. avoid contractions, colloquialisms, and abbreviations Avoid quotes of any kind. . Be sure to adopt a consistent narrative voice and likewise apply whatever verb tense you employ in a consistent manner.
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