Part one of term paper
Thinking in mythological terms by seeing the value in the lives of those that came before us enables people to erase anxiety and face the uncertainty of life. Charles Horton Cooley, a sociologist in the late 1800's, beautifully stated, "To have no heroes is to have no aspiration…." This encompasses the reality of human nature and still hol ...

Part two of term paper
... of Greek origin, proved themselves by defeating their enemies with almost super natural strength. Hercules, only eight or ten months old, strangled the two serpents sent by Hera to destroy him. Sometimes more than one enemy would try to slay the hero, as in the story of Krishna of Indian origin. When Krishna was a newborn baby a demoness (rakshasi), who took the form of a woman and carried poison in her breasts, came to assassinate him. She sat to nurse him and when he drew the milk from ...