Ethan aha Myth-Folklore

Russian Fairy Tales      Bibliography. Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston.  Web Source      Notes:       * Death kills a household in a village every night.       * Cossack discovers it's a witch dressed all in white and chops off her arm. The girl is caught the next morning and drowned. The Cossack is payed.       * Priest's son reads with his back to a dead Princess for three nights. Each night the Headless Princess rises from her coffin and conjures horrors to try and distract the boy.       * Three daughters-in-law are expected to watch their dead father-in-law on three separate nights. The first two are strangled by their undead father-in-law while the third outsmarts him and gains the rights to his wealth.       * A Fiddler sinks into Hell and sees a rich man getting beaten by fiends. 

Leshy      Bibliography. Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston.  Web Source      Notes:      * Husband tricks his bad wife into falling into a bottomless pit into Tartarus.      * Demons are tormented by the wife and one comes up to live in Russia.       * The demon tells the husband to let him possess different folk and the man will heal them and earn a lot of money.       * A hunter finds the leshy on a log in the woods and shoots it.       * The hunter follows the dying Leshy back to its shack.       * There, the Leshy is lying stone dead. He finds the priest's daughter, who's been missing for three years. The priest marries her to the hunter. 

Mediterranean Mythology      Bibliography:  Crash Course Mythology - YouTube      Notes:      * The Sumerians held nature to be more important than human concepts. As the gods and goddesses of the Earth, Sun, and Moon came before any rulers of abstract human emotions such as love or fear.       * Mythology reveals a culture's sense of themselves and nature.       * Sumerians had both a God and Goddess for most element whereas other cultures seem to exclusify each aspect of nature to either an individual god or goddess.       * Zeus reveals true form to Semele and burns her to a crisp.       * Heracles kills his music teacher.       * Given 10 Labors.      * 2 are not counted      * Heracles captures Cerberus for his 12th and final labor. 

TED Talks Logo      For my Story Lab this week, I listened to a couple of TED Talks by Adichie and Barnes. The first  talk by Adichie was vety eye-opening. She talked about how linear her view was literature was as a  child. She never thought Nigerians like herself, or even poor people, could be represented in  literature.       As she grew older, Adichie's views diversified and she began to experiment with different types  of characters. This greatly enriched her storytelling abilities and made her stories all the more  enjoyable. I think her growth is very inspiring. It makes me wonder if there are any other dimensions  that I have yet to explore in my own writing.       The second presentation, by Barnes, was really intriguing. She talked about why we care so much  about fictional characters. Basically, we alieve that they're real. Alief is different fr...

Leprechaun Gold Leprechaun and His Pot of Gold      Setting: Northern Ireland, 1788      Peter was knitting in his farmhouse one Sunday. He didn't live with anybody and he enjoyed the  constant peace and alone time he had to himself. That's why, when Peter heard a playful knock on his  wooden door at precisely three o'clock in the afternoon, he started fuming. There were no other  people within a few miles of Peter's home in any direction and he hadn't received a visitor in years.  Just the way Peter liked it. He considered it useless to interact with other people unless one was  wealthy because, he figured, wealth was the only thing people enjoyed.       Peter certainly had no intention of interacting with whoever stood on the cobblestone steps  outside his farmhouse door. He threw down his knitting needles and stormed towards the door,  prepared to ward off...

*I tried downloading an image but my computer would not let me, even after deleting a bunch of stuff      Bibliography. More Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs.  Web Source      Reading Notes:      *Witch turns four children into white swan.       *King is possessed by a gluttonous demon.       *Man is tricked by a crane and left hanging over the Atlantic Ocean.       *Druidic wizard defeat a witch. 

Meeting of the Pantheons Council of Godheads - Marvel Comics      Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva were chilling together out in the multiverse when the topic of the Conference of Earthly Gods popped into the conversation. It is a conference where all of the deities ever worshipped or to be worshipped in the future of Earth meet to discuss their plans for the divided subjects of the planet. Earth is a world shared by many gods.  Shiva: Say Vishnu, you remember that in our rotation of us three, it is your turn next to attend the Conference of Earthly Gods? Vishnu: How do you mean, my dear Shiva? Why, I attended last Yuga. Remember? We agreed that during every Satya Yuga, we'd play a game and the loser attends the conference. Every Treta Yuga, Brahma here must attend while I have my turn every Dwapara Yuga. That leaves you as our representative during each Kali Yuga. It is Kali Yuga and you must take your turn now as you have done so for all of eternity....

Celtic Giant      Bibliography. Celtic Fairy Tales (1892) and More Celtic Fairy Tales (1895) by Joseph Jacobs.  Web Source      Reading Notes:      *Five-headed giant battles a superhuman in his land.       *Blue elves steal parents' children.      *Land of the Giant.      *Celtic Origin story with giants battling. 

Leprechaun - Wikipedia      Bibliography. Celtic Fairy Tales (1892) and More Celtic Fairy Tales (1895) by Joseph Jacobs.  Web Source      Reading Notes:      *Man gets taken away to an immortal realm.       *Leprechaun leads man to pot of gold in a field but tricks him.       *Witches enter a woman's home and she succumbs to sleep paralysis.       *A monster chases a man out of the church. 

The Alaskan House (It Doesn't Belong to People...) Abandoned House      Suzie's parents were going out for another hunting trip. It was winter in Central Alaska and food was scarce. In fact, the family of three got so low on their stock of food that both Suzie's mom and dad started going out hunting at night in the hopes that less animals would spot them and run away.       This terrified 9 year-old Suzie. The family had only lived in the ancient, creaky house for a few months and Suzie wasn't fully acclimated to the moans in the walls, the groans from the ceiling and what sounded like footsteps bending the wooden floor-boards every night.       Suzie never wanted her parents to leave her in the house during the day, especially not at night. "We'll try and be back in a couple hours, Suzie!" exclaimed her Dad as he opened the door and unleashed a snow-white flurry into the coatroom. Suzie's mom blew her a kiss. "Be g...

Eskimo Shaman      Bibliography. Eskimo Folk-Tales  by Knud Rasmussen.  Web Source      Reading Notes:      *A monster attacks a family standing on a frozen body of water.       *Two shamans with shape-shifting abilities fight.      *Two sisters are sent away from their brothers. One lives with a whale and the other an eagle.       *Shamans battle spirits. 

Eskimo Seal Hunting      Bibliography. Eskimo Folk-Tales  by Knud Rasmussen.  Web Source      Reading Notes:      *Men were immortal at the beginning of the world.       *The Earth was dark and water-lamps lit homes because fire was combustible in those days.       *Light and death came into the world at the same time with the moon and stars.       *A Giant Dog is used to go hunting      *Little boy watches spirits move in and out of the house each night. 

1. I've enjoyed my progress so far. Which I know is a strange thing to say, but I couldn't say that I'm unhappy with my progress nor could I say that I'm perfectly satisfied. I'm always content but striving for more. I say I've enjoyed my progress because I've enjoyed the word I've done. So ultimately, I'm not content with my work because I feel I can't go further. Rather, I'm content because I love the work I've put in. I enjoy writing all of my stories and being able to customize my blog and website around them. 2. There aren't any fundamental changes that I want to make throughout the second half of the semester. My plan is to just keep adapting to the storytelling styles of the new readings so that I can diversify my own storytelling. With adaptation, change isn't necessarily needed since it's already built in to the plan. pinterest.com

1. For me, the most useful comments have been from people who suggest that I show a deeper aspect of my characters. For instance, some of my stories have tended to sound like reports and I've had people suggest that I express make my characters express some emotion. 2. I have a hard time really giving my full perspective when commenting on other people's stories because, since I'm in both Myth-Folklore and Indian Epics, I'm squeezed on time. 3. I do feel like I get a chance to see the deeper aspects of some people when reading their blogs or stories. Obviously, I can't claim to know the core things about them from just that, but I do get a sense of their creativity and imagination. Those things say more about a person then we tend to realize. 4. I don't feel that there are any significant changes to made to the feedback process. I'm getting and giving everything I can already. cheezburger.com 5. I chose this image because it defines my whole l...

     My reading and writing assignments are allowing me to be very creative. However, they do take up a lot of time. This makes it harder to enjoy the readings and truly be enriched by them, because sometimes I feel like I'm having to rush through and finish the assignment.       Despite speeding through some assignments, I'm very happy with my blogs, websites, and stories that I've published so far. I wouldn't say that I have a single greatest accomplishment. As cliche as it sounds, all of my stories reflect a big creative accomplishment from their own angles.       I'd say that my favorite reading so far has been the Monkey King. It's a very colorful and fantastical story. For me, the more outrageous a mythological story, the better.       I wouldn't say that my reading notes from each story have necessarily helped me though. I have a pretty good memory which allows me to remember just about all of...

This story is now posted in my Myth-Folklore Portfolio. Check it out in the link below. Myth-Folklore Portfolio Sun Wu Kung and the Flying Fruit Sun Wu Kung Flying through the Air      Sun Wu Kung, the Monkey King, had just returned to the Mountain of Flowers and Fruits from  learning the secrets of immortality with the Master. The other monkeys decided to have a banquet  behind the waterfall in celebration of their King's return.       Sun Wu Kung and his apes were having a joyful time eating multitudes of fruit and drinking  plenty of wine. They looked down at the long stone banquet table to find that they had run out of  fruit. The apes hadn't yet had their fill of food, so they decided that someone must go outside the  waterfall-hidden cave to get more. Kind Sun Wu Kung obliged for his people.       Sun Wu Kung leapt out through the waterfall and hurtled tens of fe...

Sun Wu Kung in the Buddha's Hand       Bibliography. The Chinese Fairy Book , ed. by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens.  Web Source      Notes:      *The Jade Emperor invites the Monkey King to Heaven and gives him a job.       *The monkey King's job is lowly and he leaves to go back to Earth.       *The Jade Emperor tries to capture him.       *The Monkey King defeats all heavenly forces.       *The monkey King is venerated as a Great Saint and is given is own palace in his heaven.       *The Monkey King becomes corrupted with power and unleashes a revolt against heaven to try and dethrone the Jade Emperor.       *The Buddha tames Sun Wu Kung with a wager. He cannot leave the Buddha's hand.       *Sun Wu Kung becomes a humble monk.  ...

The Monkey King Breaks Out of the Stone Egg      Bibliography. The Chinese Fairy Book , ed. by R. Wilhelm and translated by Frederick H. Martens.  Web Source      Notes:      *Sun Wu Kung leaps through waterfall and finds cave. Named King.      *Sun Wu Kung learns about Buddhas, blessed spirits, and gods at a banquet.       *Sun Wu Kung learns the secrets of immortality from a master in a cave.       *Sun Wu Kung defeats the Devil-King.       *Sun Wu Kung goes to the Dragon-King for weaponry and armor.       *Sun Wu Kung terrorizes the ten Princes of the Dead and erases his name and all the monkey's names from the Book of Life.       *The Jade Emperor hears the complaints involving Sun Wu Kung. 

A Documentation of Pre-Flood Earth Og the Mighty Pre-Flood Giant      Bibliography. Folk-lore of the Holy Land: Moslem, Christian, and Jewish  by J. E. Hanauer.  Web Source      Back before the Great Flood, the Earth was an alien landscape. Its inhabitants were of a much  mightier kind than today and many other intelligent races, besides humans, roamed the surface.  Demons, elves, fairies, unicorns, dwarves, orcs etc. you name it, but by far, the most terrifying and  intimidating people were the giants. 'Giant' isn't a good enough term. Rather, Titans would be a more  befitting name of those country-stomping monsters.       The 'normal' ones stood 3,000 ells (2.13 miles) in height ( The Book of Enoch - R.H. Charles  version ). Some were far larger! When Og, king of the giants, stretched out on the ground before his  death, his body reached from Banias to Lak...