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INTRODUCTION

OF MODERN MYTHOLOGY AND POP CULTURE

THE REINSTATEMENT OF MYTH AS A CENTRAL FOCUS IN MODERN LIFE. The Six Archetypal Foundations of Modern Mythology, Pop Culture, and the Super Hero

The reinstatement of myth and pop culture as a central focus of modern life took about a hundred and sixty years. Beginning with the ancient Gods, themselves, the old myths and legends also included half-human half-God hybrids called Demigods. These Demigods began the process of the humanization of the mythic archetype. This humanizing process continued with a class of Super-Humans, such as Odysseus. The next phase introduced the Almost-Super-Human archetype; Robin Hood, for example. Finally, the hero became completely human, people who struggled through life. But between 1818 and 1912 six archetypes appeared, reviving mainstream interest in the return of the More-Than-Human character, and other archetypes, that are the foundations of Modern Mythology, Pop Culture, and the modern Super Hero. Following the Big Six, a profusion of archetypes, real or imagined, appeared over many years. Myths, legends, folklore, and archetypes have continued to combine to create newer ones, and help transform cultures in many ways.

INTRODUCTION CONTENTS

Page 1: Beginnings

Page 2: The Gods

Page 3: Humanization of Archetypes

Page 4: The Odyssey

Page 5: The Odyssey

Page 6: The Odyssey

Page 7: King Arthur

Page 8: Morgan Le Fay

Page 9: Robin Hood

Page 10: Maid Marian

Page 11: Don Quixote

Page 12: Elizabeth Bennet

Page 13: Esmeralda and Quasimodo

Page 14: Three Musketeers/Jane Eyre

Page 15: Wuthering Heights/Huck Finn

Page 16: Frankenstein

Page 17: Frankenstein

Page 18: Frankenstein

Page 19: Frankenstein

Page 20: Frankenstein

Page 21: Edgar Allan Poe

Page 22: Edgar Allan Poe

Page 23: Edgar Allan Poe

Page 24: Edgar Allan Poe

Page 25: Alice in Wonderland

Page 26: Alice in Wonderland

Page 27: Alice in Wonderland

Page 28: Alice in Wonderland

Page 29: Sherlock Holmes

Page 30: Sherlock Holmes

Page 31: Sherlock Holmes

Page 32: Sherlock Holmes

Page 33: Dracula

Page 34: Dracula

Page 35: Dracula

Page 36: Dracula

Page 37: Tarzan of the Apes

Page 38: Tarzan of the Apes

Page 39: Tarzan of the Apes

Page 40: Tarzan of the Apes

Page 41: Tarzan of the Apes

Page 42: Dr. Fu Manchu

Page 43: Dr. Fu Manchu

Page 44: Zorro

Page 45: Zorro

Page 46: Charlie Chan

Page 47: Charlie Chan

Page 48: The Shadow

Page 49: The Shadow

Page 50: Lone Ranger and Tonto

Page 51: Lone Ranger and Tonto

Page 52: Doc Savage

Page 53: Doc Savage

Page 54: Doc Savage

Page 55: The Phantom (Ghost Who Walks)

Page 56: The Phantom (Ghost Who Walks)

Page 57: The Phantom (Ghost Who Walks)

Page 58: Superman

Page 59: Superman

Page 60: Superman

Page 61: Lois Lane

Page 62: Lois Lane

Page 63: Lois Lane

Page 64: Batman

Page 65: Batman

Page 66: Batman

Page 67: Wonder Woman

Page 68: Wonder Woman

Page 69: Wonder Woman

Page 70: Wonder Woman

Page 71: Forrest J Ackerman

Page 72: Forrest J Ackerman

Page 73: Forrest J Ackerman

Page 74: American International Pictures

Page 75: Hammer Films

Page 76: Hammer Films

Page 77: Rosa Parks/Martin Luther King, Jr.

Page 78: TV Horror Movie Hosts

Page 79: Cesar Chavez/Dolores Huerta

Page 80: Muhammad Ali

Page 81: Monster/Science Fiction Craze

Page 82: Monster/Science Fiction Craze

Page 83: The Beatles

Page 84: John Lennon

Page 85: Tarzan Resurgence

Page 86: James Bond

Page 87: Star Trek

Page 88: Marvel Comics

Page 89: Marvel Comics

Page 90: Philip Jose Farmer

Page 91: Philip Jose Farmer

Page 92: Philip Jose Farmer

Page 93: Philip Jose Farmer

Page 94: Philip Jose Farmer

Page 95: Mythologies

Page 96: Conclusion

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