Ethan aha Myth-Folklore

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...