Folkloristics Essays

The Yellow Dragon (黃龍 Huánglóng) is the zoomorphic incarnation of the Yellow Deity—the center of the universe in Chinese religion and mythology. Ancient Chinese lore tells of Five August Emperors whose reigns date back to before 2500 BCE. They are sometimes called “culture heroes,” in which tradition credits them with providing humankind with a host of skills and essential practical wisdom. As guardians of the five sacred mountains, the divine quintet ruled the cardinal directions and the center

Cass Howell English IV Sister Christa Marie 2-21-17 Pride in Beowulf and Hamlet In the Anglo Saxon and English Renaissance eras, the theme of pride or hubris had played an important role in the development of literary works like Beowulf, written by an anonymous author, and Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare. Pride was an important aspect in the Anglo Saxon culture. Some may say that the main character Beowulf had shown excessive pride, his hamartia, which lead to his unfavorable death. However

The Construction of Heroes in Mythology in Rick Riordan’s Series Book “Heroes of Olympus” Rhifa Nadya Ulhaq 180410140021 “Heroes of Olympus” is a series book by Rick Riordan. It consists of five books in total, it is about a group of demigods (half-human, half-God; Children's of Gods) from different cultures –Roman and Greek – they go on a quest to rescue the world from Goddess of Earth. I'll analyze the construction of the heroes in Riordan's series book for my future skripsi by comparing mythology