mythology's message
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Mythology's message
Has mythology shaped perceptions of femininity and female roles.
who knows, mabye in the future we'll see another drastic change...
i decided to investigate the infleucne of mythology on the perception of women
Skills
Myths , although based on interpretations and ancient beliefs, contain pieces of truth and reality
The aim
Who are you? What are you?The perceptions made on women have constantly been changing through time and is still developing in todays society.
Are you a goddess? a villain? a victim? a demon? what are you?
and that was how 'mythology's message' was born
found my underlying love for mythology
went back to stage 4
so...no.
Physics!
found an interest for ancient indian astrology and areopsace.
went back to my mind map of initail ideas
Not this
Dwaraka (this was my draft)
ancient/ lost cities
maze to myths
mythology's message
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“What goes on four feet in the morning, two feet in midday, and three feet in the evening?”
Research and evidence
5 months of study
Started researching at a very broad level, then started focusing in on specific myths and themes
+ info
evidence and research
plus a small 288 hours more
Essay structure
took me 2 days,
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lilith
timeline of structure
the sections of my essay.
main body edition only
Pandora
II
Amba
III
jiutian xuannü
IV
Medusa
kali
Obstacles
the journey towards completeing my epq was not a smooth sail, and contaned many rocky paths.
And although there were highs and lows throughout my journey to complete my EPQ, my interest and fascination for myths kept me going through till the end
Exams
exam stress and work overload
Time
opportunity cost (time and effort put into epq)
DOFE
gold dofe (a week before draft due date)
end
...
- time management skills
- working under pressure
- planning/ source evaluation
- citations
- referencing
- work independently
- wrtiting with limited word count
- researching specified sources (narrowing it down)
- all-nighters
- laughing through crying
skills
Kali
death, time & end of world
Kali is the indian goddess of death, time and doomsday. she has a ferocious and destrucive nature, thus being feared by all.
portrayal and interpretations
- destructive rage
- protector
- terrifying
- powerful mother
- feared
- respected
Lilith
demonic defiance
Lilith has been portrayed across a variety of cultures from ancient jewish to mesotopian myths. although Lilith has been portayed in different variations across cutural myths, the one thing that all myths about liluth have in common is her nature and her role. nearlly all the myths of lilith depict her as a seductress and as a demoness.
Portrayals and interpretations
- demoness
- seductress
- independence
- equality
- feminism
- unjust treatment
Medusa
Misunderstood monster
-Greek mythology Medusa is a very commonly known myth, but the misinterpretation that have been made from her myth have thrown medusa in a negative light throughout society
Portrayals and interpretations
- Evil
- Manipulative
- Cunning
- Symbol of power
- Victim
- Silent survivor
- Rightful revenge
Pandora- the bait
'A pain to humans'
The myth behind pandora portrays her as a villain and as the cause for unleashing evil in the mortal world. However pandora was merely used as a bait in order to exact revenge and ultimately took the blame.
Perceptions and portrayals
- Deceptive
- Inferior
- Consequence of giving women independence
- 'Irrisistable piece of bait'
Mahabharata
Amba- rejection and vengence
The myth behind Amba is one that ends in a tragedy and rises in vengence. Amba was the princess of kashi and was taken against her will, only to be rejected by society when she won her freedom back due to her fight for independence.
- Interactive visual communication step by step:
- Inferior
- Physically weak due to feminine state
- Determination
- Mental strength
- Resilience
jiutian xuannü
The dark lady of the nine heavens
Chinese goddess of war, sex and longetivity. Looked up to in times of martial combat and difficulties.
Portrayal and interpretations
- Powerful
- Superior
- Respected
- Symbolism for tradional chinese medicine