Comments on: The Mythical Quest

The Mythical Quest

plep — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 06:25:46 -0800

The Mythical Quest , an old exhibition at the British Library. 'Throughout the world, tales have always been told of heroes and heroines embarking on perilous quests in search of lost loved ones, the secret of immortality, earthly paradise or simply great riches. Many of these stories have elements in common, such as clashes with monsters, battles with the elements, interventions by the gods and tests of moral character, mental cunning and physical strength. These tales have been expressed in songs, literature, art and dance for thousands of years, and are still being reinterpreted today in books, comic strips, interactive games and adventure films.'
More British Library exhibits here, from early Indian photography to the secret life of maps.
Examples of mythical quests :- Monkey: Journey to the West (another version here, not to mention the TV series); the Ramayana (and the Ramakian, the Thai version); Cupid and Psyche at the Classics Pages (subject of a previous thread); the Holy Grail (more at the Catholic Enyclopaedia); the journey of Alexander the Great; Pilgrim's Progress and John Bunyan; the world of Dante and a map of Hell.

By: jonson

jonson — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 07:24:11 -0800

up to your usual great standards, plep, thanks!

By: eyebeam

eyebeam — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 07:34:55 -0800

"That plep is one baaaaad mother--" "Shut yo mouth!" "Just talkin' 'bout plep!" "We can dig it!"

By: taz

taz — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 07:43:40 -0800

This is so bookmarked. But what does it say about me that I clicked on "a map of hell" first, I wonder? Well, regardless of my shortcomings, this is great. I especially thank you for the Alexander link ('cause he's like, you know, from my 'hood), but I love all mythical quests.

By: plep

plep — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:04:24 -0800

Dante's Inferno is by far the most read part of the Divine Comedy! Although the Paradiso is in my own opinion the best, the subject matter of Hell is most interesting to most people, I suspect...

Some more :- Aeneas in the Underworld: A Multimedia Path; the Odyssey Game.

By: eyebeam

eyebeam — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:19:13 -0800

"Who's the cat who won't cop out, when there's danger all about?" "Plep!" "Right on..."

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:21:57 -0800

"... But no one understands him but his woman..." "plep!" Testify, plep, testify!

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:24:34 -0800

Just in case it gets too funky in the museum here... "Did I ever tell you that you're my hero?" "And you are the wind beneath my wings..."

By: jonson

jonson — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 09:18:46 -0800

Aw, jokeefe. I was just about to have a funktastic orgasm, and you broke that out? That kind of trash is like calling out another man's name when we're making sweet sweet love.

By: mcwetboy

mcwetboy — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 10:18:29 -0800

That's two Map Room posts that'll end up coming out of this thread. Curse that plep for finding half the stuff that ends up in the map blog.

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 10:34:33 -0800

My heartiest apologies, jonson. Obviously, a quick medicinal dose is required: Paging Dr. Funkenstein! Just, you know, it being the British Library and all...

By: homunculus

homunculus — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 12:18:59 -0800

Great links, plep. Here's another you might like: Buddha : A Hero's Journey to Nirvana

By: plep

plep — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:04:58 -0800

jonson and jokeefe, you know how to make an old man smile ;).

By: plep

plep — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:06:00 -0800

Great link - thanks homunculus.

By: plep

plep — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:07:24 -0800

... and thanks to eyebeam too... I feel like I'm being serenaded..

By: Joey Michaels

Joey Michaels — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 18:07:59 -0800

I am never leaving my computer again. I am in sheer bliss. Thanks, Plep.

By: anastasiav

anastasiav — Fri, 11 Jul 2003 18:28:31 -0800

LOVE. THIS. POST. PLEP!

By: Tarrama

Tarrama — Sat, 12 Jul 2003 20:41:45 -0800

Thanks once again Plep :-)