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WHERE EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE
...WHAT IF ZEUS WAS ONE OF US?...
One of the most famous creators of myths of modernity, J.R.R. Tolkien, was once discussing with C.L. Lewis about the natural needs humans have to create myths. From that discussion a poem was born, "Mythopoeia, Philomythus to Misomythus" (On the creation of myths, from a myth lover to a myth hater), after which this website is called.
This site is dedicated to all myth lovers, but also to those who say that
myths were lies and therefore worthless,
even though "breathed through silver"
hoping this site will help them see the world from a different perspective.
In this website you will find ------- different stories from the Greek mythology, analised and retold in a modern context or in a modern style. Archetypes and stereotypes will be studied to see how they can apply to the modern world: what would Greek heroes look like if they lived today? What would they do and where would they live? What challenges would they face? To do this, we'll first read about Percy Jackson and compare his story to the one in original myths. We'll then apply the features found in the Percy Jackson books by Rick Riordan, and proceed to rewrite our stories.
A special thank you is due to all the people who took part in the creation of this workshop, their dedication and commitment, their time and devotion. The students in the first place, for accepting the challenge, and prof.ssa Mingotti, prof.ssa Simone, and Miss Caitlin Joe 'CJ' Connor for their support.
Prof.ssa Drera and Prof. Mele
The heart of man is not compound of lies,
but draws some wisdom from the only Wise,
and still recalls him. Though now long estranged,
man is not wholly lost nor wholly changed.
Dis-graced he may be, yet is not dethroned,
and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned,
his world-dominion by creative act:
not his to worship the great Artefact.
Man, sub-creator, the refracted light
through whom is splintered from a single White
to many hues, and endlessly combined
in living shapes that move from mind to mind.
Though all the crannies of the world we filled
with elves and goblins, though we dared to build
gods and their houses out of dark and light,
and sow the seed of dragons, 'twas our right
(used or misused). The right has not decayed.
We make still by the law in which were made.
Blessed are the legend-makers with their rhyme
of things not found within recorded time.
It is not they that have forgot the Night,
or bid us flee to organized delight,
in lotus-isles of economic bliss
forswearing souls to gain a Circe-kiss
(and counterfeit at that, machine-produced,
bogus seduction of the twice-seduced).
Our starting point
Why did the Greek gods move? How did they come to America?Read the passage from the book and look at the map to visit the places where Percy Jackson lived his adventuresOur starting point
(Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Chapter 5)
This map is a compilation of all the quests and adventures within the mortal world that Percy Jackson and his friends made throughout the 5 books of Percy Jackson and the Olympians and the 5 books of Heroes of Olympus. Each book has its own layer and color coded lines/placemarks. Detailed descriptions of each stop on their journeys are included at each marker, placed as realistically as possible. Note, however, that the Mist obscures any mythological sites from the lenses of mortal satellites. Enjoy! (description written by the creator of the map, Richard Austin Gunderson)
Disclaimer
Disclaimer
This site is the ingenious product of all the students and their teachers; no copyright infringement is intended. This site is for educational/academic purposes only. If you think we failed in crediting your work in the correct way, please consider contacting us. For this reason, please refer to the Credits page for a full bibliography -webliography and for image credits.Accordingly, if you want to use the pages contents for educational/academic purposes, please be kind and add our site to your credit page, thank you.
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