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Hello.. I'm just about to start another WONDERFUL paper on greek mythology, and I'm searching for essays topics. I was wondering if there is any significance that both the iliad and odyssey start off in medias res (in the middle of things). As in, the medias res provides more than just a...

Hello :D I would like to pose a question to you mythology omniscients.. Differences in human-divine relationships from mesopotamia and other cultures (gilgamesh mostly) and the iliad? anythoughts? i'm revolving around: the concept of human friendship (how the greek gods enjoyed it and the...

hehe wil, good point! but i'm not going to cut and paste, actually i've changed my thesis.. but thank for the help! you just made me realize how little i kno about the iliad lol! i never ever copy and paste this type of help, i usually see the point the person is trying to make and find...

possibly, this is the beginning of my mythology paper.. its in the works.. but our prof is always stressing the differences between the human and divine, so i figure there has to be something involving their deaths and the gods that i can put into 1200 words lol.. im just nearing the end of the...

In terms of the theology of the Iliad, and its conception of divine- human relations, is it merely coincidental that Sarpedon and Patroclus die in the same book? Any thoughts?

Well thanks for the help guys! I've devised my 3-point thesis "Yahweh used his power to make the Pharaoh indirectly destroy his own divinity, to establish the rudiments of His world and to warn and to prevent any future opposition to His rule" I'll let ya kno how the paper goes, I dont want to...

Egyptian and Isrealite mythology contrast each other completely, the Egyptians' faith revolves around many gods that are associated w/ nature. On the contrary, Isrealite/Hebrew mythology has one god, Yahweh. Some how a diffrence such as this is present in psalm 104 vs Hymn to the aton. Or...

These two texts are very similar. What are the differences between these two gods? Is there anything distinguishably different?

Why would Yahweh in the Book of Exodus be particularly concerned to display his power in relation to Pharaoh? Simply to display his wrath?