Myths Essays

The “Lady in Blue” The “Lady in Blue” is a popular Spanish legend in the Southwest and particularly New Mexico. The legend of the lady started with New Mexico Indians in the 17th century and remains popular today. The “Lady in Blue” was in fact a real person””Maria de Jesus …

Nearly everyone in this world is guilty of stereotyping against a certain race, religion, ethnic group, nationality, etc. One of those groups that are stereotyped is the Native Americans. Ever since the Europeans “discovered” the New World, there have myths about the Native Americans that lead to this stereotyping. In …

Because the creation of the universe has intrigued mankind for ages, creation stories are formulated in attempt to provide answers to the question of existence. People want to explain phenomenon and the unknown. Creation myths serve to give reasoning to these mysteries, no matter how bizarre and unrealistic they may …

Creation Myths also referred to as cosmogony is the study of the origin and development of the universe or of a particular system in the universe, such as the solar system or a theory of such an origin or evolution. (The Free Dictionary, 2013) A word deriving from Greek that …

Two myths that I have chosen for my paper are on the Norse culture of Iceland Vikings and the Genesis creation of the Hebrew origin of Christian culture. Both creation myths begin with a void where chaos or conflict develops. The Norse myth narrates a conflict between the fiery realm …

Fountain of Youth: History and Contribution to Society Abstract The fountain of youth was believed to be a myth to modern society, but some explorers had actually ventured out to find it. Explorers such as Juan Ponce de Leon had explored Florida, but other leaders claimed that they had fountain. …

Upward social mobility can be regarded as the process that one takes to reach various life aspects. In relation to this Americans in this case believes that sport is one of the probable ways to go upward social mobility. The notion is based on the general opinion that, both men …