Essay On Greek Myths

“The characters, stories, themes and lessons of Greek mythology have shaped art and literature for thousands of years. They appear in Renaissance paintings such as Botticelli’s Birth of Venus and Raphael’s Triumph of Galatea and writings like Dante’s Inferno; Romantic poetry and libretti; and scores of more recent novels, plays and films.” I think that it is great that the ancient Greeks came up with these myths. When I first started reading and listening about the Greek myths, I thought they were totally absurd. However, I now think that some myths tell entertaining stories and teach great lessons. Through this paper I will tell you about one of the myths we share today in our culture, share what Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung had to say about mythic structures of the human psyche, and explain why myths such as these bring us together socially and culturally. (2) In our culture today we still share many myths. My favorite American myth is the story of Bloody Mary. The story goes, as one of my friends told me years ago, that Bloody Mary was a witch that people were very scared of. One day, little girls
However, that only lasted a couple years. “While Freud had viewed Jung as the most innovative and original of his followers, he was unhappy with Jung's disagreement with some of the basic tenets of Freudian theory. For example, Jung believed that Freud was too focused on sexuality as a motivating force. He also felt that Freud's concept of the unconscious was limited and overly negative.” That soon led to the falling apart of their friendship. Carl Jung’s opinion on mythic structures of the human psyche is that myths are not based on history, but as images of the psyche and was put together from many individuals. Sigmund Freud’s opinion on the human psyche, from what I have read, was less scientific and confused me, so I wasn’t really able to absorb much information.