ENGL 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mycenaean Pottery, Chthonic, Saruman
31 May 2016
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Classical mythology = myths that came out of greece and italy. Though there may be ritual attached, these myths are not necessarily sacred, they are stories. Hard to come up with a definition that suits all myths and stories. Legend, there is a factor of historical fact, with some embellishments. Saga: things that are said an oral story that is passed along, not written down. Betrayed by epithets (eg, mycenae, rich and gold) All religions have stories that could be considered mythology of that religion. The myth explains the ritual myth implies ritual, ritual implies myth, they are one and the same . Allegory = seasons, night and day, good and evil (greek mythology usually includes a prophecy) Dreams are the fulfillment of wishes that have been repressed. Myths systematize the incoherent visions and impulses of the sleep world. Persona, ego, self, shadow (universal myths); (in every man) anima-animus (in every woman)
