Ancient Civilizations

Defining The Hero

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” Joseph Campbell Hercules, Perseus, Theseus – these were the myths for which I searched the libraries as a 10-year-old. Magnificent heroes, blessed with superhuman strength and unfaltering courage, forged their destinies through journeys fraught with danger and treachery. AsContinue reading “Defining The Hero”

Tablet One – Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh, where are you hurrying to? You will never find that life for which you are looking. When the gods created man they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping.” Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh Myths are not simple stories. Nor are they easy. Not surprising, for they are theContinue reading “Tablet One – Gilgamesh”

Masters of the Universe

“Nights through dreams tell the myths forgotten by the day.” C.G. Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections Mythology is a story of the sacred that has come down through the ages of humankind. The breadth and depth of this discussion is immeasurable for it encompasses all cultures throughout time. Even definitions and categorizations are complex and the subjectContinue reading “Masters of the Universe”

We Need Myths

“Myths have a very long memory.” Bryan Sykes, Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland Mythology! The very word has to power to evoke strong emotional responses because myths speak to the heart of human experience. We long for certainty in a fragile and finite existence in order to build lives withinContinue reading “We Need Myths”