What does Mythology have anything to do with Language Arts/English?

Question

Why do we talk about the Greek Gods and all?

Answer 1

Basically because mythology can teach us a lot of things. Firstly, it contains drama, tragedy, romance, and it encourages creativity and an artistic mind. Secondly, a lot of greek myths can be associated with real life problems or real people's thoughts and passionate feelings. For example, the myth of Medea who killed her children to punish her husband for his infidality. This myth can reflect a womans feelings or how the actions of another have affected her logic thinking and drove her to madness. This is a myth but really dont you think that things like that can happen in real life as well? also Greek gods also can be a reflection of peoples interests and passions. For example in literature you can use the name of Adonis to describe an attractive young man with that only word! if you say he is an Adonis, you imply all that!;)

Answer 2

Many old words in English and other European
languages formed due to interaction with Telugu people
in ancient times.

Rig Veda, which is now accepted to be 8000 years old,
mentions ships with 100 oars. The Buddhist Jataka
stories wrote about large Indian ships carrying seven
hundred people. History says that that Telugu King
Samudra Gupta went around the world several times.

The interacion of Andhras with ancient Europeans is
evident from the legend of Aeneas in Latin literature
and Bhavana legend of Andhras:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneas

(1) The god of love in Telugu literature is called
Kaamudu, the word is cognate with Cupid.

(2) In some old European drawings, the Cupid is shown
wearing blind-folds. Gamta, a word which is cognate
with Cupid, means 'blind-folds' in Telugu.

(3) Cupid is shown shooting arrows in to hearts of
persons to generate love. The ancient texts of India
say that heart is the seat of love. Gumde, a word which
is cognate with Cupid, means 'heart' in Telugu.

(4) Cupid is described as a small child. Gumta, a word
which is cognate with Cupid, means 'a small child' in
Telugu.

Many cognate words have formed due to the interaction.
Some are given below. The second one is a Telugu word
having the same meaning which is being used for more
than a 1000 years:

attic - attaca.
asset - aasti.
beat - baadu.
boat - padava.
bore - boriya.
boy - abbayi.
cavity - guvta.
cattle - goddulu.
cheek - chekku.
chin - chunbu.
cut - kota.
dull - deela.
elope - lepuka.
fat - boddu.
foundation - punaadi.
gale - gaali.
lace - allica.
link - lanke.
mask - musugu.
master - mestri.
mead - metha.
mouth - moothi.
mud - matti.
murky - muriki.
nerve - narav.
oath - ottu.
pale - paali.
pan - penam.
pap - pappa.
piece - pisaru.
put - pettu.
site - chotu.
short - chiruta.
show - choopu.
slice - cheelchu.
suck - cheeku.
surprise - achcheraparachu.
sweat - chewata.
theft - thoepidi
thick - dukka.
thread - thraadu.
value - viluva.
veil - valle.
vomit - vaamthi.
upon - paina.
with - waththa.
wonder - winta.
yean - yeenu.

Answer 3

Why separate the two? Modern Witchcraft and Neopaganism look to the ancient mythology and folklore for meaning. Lightning is a force of nature. It represents various storm gods such as Zeus, Jupiter, Indra, and Thor. We don't call it down, and we usually don't try to control the weather. I did use lightning to consecrate a staff once -- I exposed it to three sacred lights; the rising sun on the summer solstice, the full moon, and a summer lightning storm. For me, it represented the power of the Gods. But we're not standing on mountaintops calling down lighting like wizards do in fantasy novels. Real Magick is much different than that.

Answer 4

Joseph Campbell made a career out of answering this question. Mythology has to do with who we are, and were we came from. It has to do with man's understanding of his place in the cosmos and what it means to be human. Mythology links the primitive cave man huddling by a fire to the architect of the great cathedrals of the Renaissance to the boy who pulls his elderly neighbor from a burning house. when you have read over a thousand books , come talk to me again.

Answer 5

Look around you. The world if full of allusions to mythology, and if you know the stories behind the allusions your life is a bit richer, intellectually.

Even the days of the week are allusions to mythology.

Why do people complain about having an opportunity to learn?

Answer 6

because mythology is always interesting to discuss and fun to think if the greek gods were real...

Answer 7

The Greeks told many tales... the traits of the Greek bardo were passed on throughout its 'bloodline' to what is called literature.

There you are.

Answer 8

Mythology is prevalent in most literature. It's a common historical link that binds us all.

Answer 9

Well. back then they had little else to amuse each other and themselves so they used their imaginations. Now we have South Park and the Simpsons.

Answer 10

WOW!
I never knew why we had to study it, but I found it fun to read about the different gods.