- Odysseus and Jesus Visit Hades and Return
by Joseph Francis Alward
In Homer's The Odyssey, written about 800 BCE, the hero, Odysseus, has been away from his home and family for twenty years; he's told by a witch, Circe, that he must travel to Hades to learn how to return home, and this is a source of considerable grief to him.
Hades is variously known from ancient times as the "world of the dead", the "land of the dead", or, simply, the grave, and is a place from which no mortal man has ever returned; Jesus learned that he, too, would visit Hades.
Dennis R. MacDonald, in his book, The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark, shows that Mark used the broad outline of the story of Odysseus trip to Hades to construct a fictional tale of events in Jesus' life just prior to his trip to Hades.
- The Internet as a Metaphor for God?
by Charles Henderson
Just how good is the Internet as a metaphor for God? If the Internet is becoming so heavily weighted with sacred meaning, just what kind of a symbol is it?
- The History of Mythology
Scott A. Leonard
IN THIS ESSAY. . . You will find an historical survey of the history of mythology, the study and analysis of myth. The essay begins with a short review of the philosophical mythology of the early Greek philosophers, proceeds to an overview of the various forms of allegorical mythology that dominated discussion of myth until the end of the European Renaissance, continues with an examination of how a rage for ethnic roots beginning in the 17th century CE availed itself of the methods of the comparative linguistics and developed into the various schools of comparative mythology of the 18th and 19th centuries, and concludes with a survey of the major modern mythologies that emerged when a variety of academic disciplines—anthropology, linguistics, literature, and psychology—developed their respective analyses of myth.
- Cassandra in Greek Mythology
Mythography
The story of the heroine Cassandra is a favorite in Greek mythology. Cassandra makes an appearance in many plays and poems, where often she is depicted in her most memorable role - that of prophetess. So let us explore this compelling Greek heroine, and learn about Cassandra in myth and legend.
- Icelandic Sagas
Iceland.is
The Icelandic Sagas were written between the 12th and 13th centuries. They document either the lives of specific people (as in Egil's Saga) or whole communities (as in Laxdaela Saga, or Eyrbyggja Saga). Most, but not all, of the Sagas were written anonymously. Most sagas are quasi-historical texts; the subjects they treat were orally passed down many centuries before finally being written down, and therefor can not necessarily be considered perfectly authentic historical documents.
- The Icelandic Sagas
Virtually Virtual Iceland
The Icelandic Sagas have a special niche in the world's literature.
They were written between ca. 1100 AD and 1300 AD
in the Icelandic language, at a time
when almost everybody else in the world was writing in Latin.
There has been a lot of discussion on whether the
Icelandic Sagas are true history, or pure fiction.
This discussion is really academic
as the Icelandic Sagas are true in the sense
that they are great literature, and all great literature
is true in the sense that it lifts the reader to another plane.
- Sagas
Linda Sutherland
Links to many different sagas.
- Odyssean Themes
greenlloyd.com
Links to Odyssean Themes in literature and movies
- The Book of Revelation
Wikipedia
The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John, Apocalypse of John (from the Greek Apoka'lypsis Io-a'nnou), and Revelation of Jesus Christ is the last canonical book of the New Testament in the Christian Bible. It is the only biblical book that is wholly composed of apocalyptic literature.
- Numbers in the Book of Revelation
by Prof. Felix Just
Numbers in the Bible are often (usually?) meant symbolically, not just literally. See the explanation of The Symbolism of Numbers in the Bible.The most common numbers in the Book of Revelation: One, Four, and especially Seven! (Why?) Numbers never used in the Book of Revelation (surprisingly!): Eight, Forty, or Hundred! (Why not?)
- Bible Numberics
By Andrew Harris
Jesus said that "the very hairs of your head are numbered " (Matthew 10:30). The Greek word used here is (ariqmev) 'arithmeo' from which we get arithmetic. It would appear from this statement that God is a mathematician. Indeed all of creation is based on mathematical principles and runs according to mathematical rules. So it would certainly seem that the creator must be a mathematician. If He were to write a book, should it not also be stamped, and based upon the same mathematics. He did, and indeed it is.
- Bible Prophecy Numbers
The writing on the wall
This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end.
- Numbers in the Bible
by Gerry Berard
Some numbers occur with amazing regularity throughout the Bible from Genesis to Revelation. Here is a look at which numbers they are and where they appear.
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