Examples of some myths with different versions? or interpretations?

Question

i need to find a specific myth with different versions to it. Like how one poet can think something different of another poet. Hesiod, Ovid...
There are different stories for the myth of._________?

Answer 1

Although the story of Cinderella is NOT a myth, but a fairytale (there is a difference), is this what you had in mind when asking your question?

The story of Cinderella, a well known fairy tale, has many versions from around the world. Folklorists have found "traditional" versions in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Although Charles Perrault is believed to be the author (in the 1690s) of our “modern” 300-year-old Cinderella, the tale’s origins appear to date back to a Chinese story from the ninth century, “Yeh-Shen.” Almost every culture seems to have its own version, and every storyteller his or her tale. Most renderings of the story include an evil stepmother and stepsister(s), a dead mother, a dead or ineffective father, some sort of gathering such as a ball or festival, mutual attraction with a person of high status, a lost article, and a search that ends with success.

Answer 2

Jesus ressurecting after 3 days was actually borrowed from an older egyption tale and Noahs flood is shared by just about every ancient culture that is dated simmilarly. The story of Adam and Eve is an exerpt from the Mystic Book of Sex where the original form the serpent is lilith who is accompanied by nathaniel represented by a camel riding on liliths back depicting the perverse form or doggy style of sex. The concept or invemtion of hell is actually shared by perhaps 4 or 5 other cultural versions. Many of the Greek GOD's where adopted by the Romans in a slightly different version. There are 2 forms of Buddhism that share similar tales of the lotus enlightenment concept. Most all of the different christian or catholistic beliefs share similar concepts of the interpretation of the new testiment. Those interpretations very from one denomination to the next and even from one church to the next and of course like all cults they all claim to be the one and only true way to eternal bliss. I hope this is what you were looking for. Good luck on your essay.

Answer 3

The Greco-Roman myths are full of this. You should be able to do *some* research on specific Greek gods in Wikipedia and see how different cities 1) worshiped them differently 2) depicted them differently 3) assigned differing attributes or "powers" to them. Apollo and Diana are two that come to mind that had wide variations

I hope this helps.

Jim

Answer 4

jesus dying on the cross is like when zues chained promitheus to a rock

the tale of noah's ark is like when the titan's flooded the planet and selected a man and a woman to live and repopulate the world

Answer 5

1) Summary of the Aeneid:

Aeneas started his journey on a ship in search of the land of his
ancestors. Guided by destiny, he wandered around the seven seas for many
years carrying his home gods (1.31-32). At last, Aeneas landed at
Latium. At an oracle, Latinus was advised not to seek alliance for his
daughter, Lavinia, from Latin race and the would be son-in-law shall
come from overseas (7.74-100). The ambassadors of Aeneas went to the
court of Latinus and offered him regalia of their empire and many
embroidered 'vestments' as gifts. Latinus recognized that Aeneas was to
become his son-in-law. He promised to give his daughter in marriage to
Aeneas annulling her earlier betrothal with Turnus (7.243-273), the king
of a neighboring land, who had captured many cities in war (12.21-23).
Turnus came to know about it and ordered his army commanders to march
against Latinus and the new comers (7.465-470). Aeneas traveled to a
distant land for war alliance with his relative, King Evander. Evander
told him that Turnus was menacing his people. Also, their neighbors were
horribly tortured by Mezentius. The tyrant raped many women. The people
raised their weapons in unity against the raging monster. But an old
seer restrained them uttering Fate's decree that no native of their land
can lead such powerful people and that they must wait for a foreign
leader. Goddess Venus presented to Aeneas divine weapons made by God
Vulcan (8.448-636). Two messengers were sent from Latium in quest of
Aeneas to bring him back soon (9.226-310). Aeneas returned to Latium.
Turnus was made to flee from the battle field (10.657-660). Mezentius
dashingly took Turnus' place, but was soon felled by Aeneas
(10.689-786). Tiger skin dressed princess Camilla (11.577), with a
retinue of female warriors, entered the field (11.653- 659).Turnus
invited Aeneas for a duel to settle who would have Lavinia (12.78-80).
Aeneas was wounded by an arrow (12.318-326). His (sea born) goddess
mother, Venus, brought ambrosia and cured his wound (12.411-424). Aeneas
raced to the battle field with his men. The men of Turnus took to their
heels. Turnus was again made to flee from the battle field (12.450-475).
At last, the duel was fought and Turnus was killed.

2) Summary of the Corresponding Andhra Legend in India:

In a town near the hill where the sun sets, there lived a demon named
Kauluva. He was torturing the Devas (virtuous people) and raping their
women. He was assisted by Moolaka, another demon. Further, the Devas
were not knowing the method of weaving cloths and were devoid of a
proper religion. When Devas prayed god, they were told that a man would
be born with some of His powers and he would come to their land to help
them. Sage Markandeya begot two sons and the younger one was named
Bhauvana. Dhumra, daughter of fire god, was the mother of the children.
Bhauvana became proficient in the art of war and also in the religious
knowledge. He vowed to offer a tiger skin to god. One day, the Devas
appeared to him (probably in a dream) and told him that he was destined
to go to the land of the Devas to kill the demons, and to teach Devas
weaving and religion. A sage told Bhauvana that he had to go to a land
where the daughter of Sun had kept tigers in captivity. He also told
that she would marry him. Bhauvana wandered over seven seas and many
lands in search of tigers, but he could not find them. Finally, he
reached a land called Arca and met the daughter of Sun named Bhadra. She
was so bright like a thunder bolt and her eyes resembled petals of a
blue lotus. Earlier, a sage told her mother that a hero would come to
their land and marry her daughter. Bhadra recognized Bhauvana as her
would be husband. Bhauvana asked her to give him a tiger. She told that
she would give one of her tigers if he would marry her. He told her that
he had to fulfill his vow first. He took the tiger and left their land.
After some time, Bhadra had sent two messengers to Bhauvana that he
should return to her without further delay. Bhauvana went to her land
along with his relatives. The marriage of Bhauvana and Bhadra was
performed on a grand scale. Kauluva was told that the Devas were leading
a happy life after being taught weaving and religion by Bhauvana. The
demon challenged Bhauvana and declared war. The warriors of Kauluva
could not stand against Bhauvana and started fleeing from the battle
field. Bhauvana attempted to kill Kauluva four times, but Kauuva escaped
every time. In the next battle, Bhauvana was wounded by Kauluva. Sea
born Goddess Rama, foremother of Bhauvana, brought ambrosia from heavens
and cured his wound. Bhauvana went to a distant land for war alliance
with his brother. Many gods presented divine weapons to Bhauvana. Bhadra
entered the battle field with a retinue of tigers. Bhauvana hurled his
divine weapon and killed Kauluva. Moolaka dashingly took Kauluva's
place, but was soon killed by Bhauvana.

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.