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Myths Of Meaning - Paper

Myths Of Meaning

To some the word myth means lie. It's a myth. To others like Jung and Joseph Campbell the word myth means a collective and universal truth.
The myth of diogenes is a story of a real Greek philosopher named Diogenes from Sinope on the Black Sea who lived in Athens in extreme poverty and asceticism and taugh that man should live by satisfying his natural needs in the easiest practical way, ignoring conventions. He is known as one of the most negative philosphers. According to the myth, he was seen wandering the streets carrying a lantern looking for an honest man. This myth has become symbolic for many writers. The lantern is light or symbolic of truth in an otherwise dark, or dishonest ...

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one rather than an outward one as the more traditional interpretation of the myth suggests. In this sense of the myth, Hamlet's outward dishonesty would not be a betrayal of his inner truth, and he would become a figure of light seeking to maintain that light in a dark and dangerous world.
The myth of Sisyphus like the myth of Diogenes has been a symbol to many writers including Albert Camus who wrote an essay entitled "The Myth of Sisyphus." According to the myth, he was a king of Corinth and ancestor of Bellerophon. In Homer he was seen as a trickster in Heades for crimes which are variously explained. His punishment for these crimes was to roll a huge stone uphill, through it always rolled down again. Titian painted him with the stone on his back. A sisyphean task demands endless and often fruitless labor. Camus uses him to depict the absurdity of life and the futility of man's endeavors. In another account, he is given this task simply to keep him busy and out of trouble. ...

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Added: 12/1/2004 03:29:46 PM
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