Mythology and Folklore

The Giant by Henry Justice Ford ( Wikimedia ) Odysseus, Sindbad, and the Giant “…And at last I arrived at this cave where we now feast.” “You expect me to believe there exists a valley of diamonds and serpents larger than elephants? That by attaching a large roast to you back you managed to escape by the wings of a great bird? Only to be rescued by merchants flapping their arms and yelling?” “Ay, this is the story of Sindbad the Sailor.” The room grew quiet as Odysseus rose, tension mounting as he said “How could you insult me such telling ridiculous lies. Do you think I am a fool?” Then, just as Sindbad began to fear for his safety Odysseus burst into laughter and so too did both crews. “Sindbad the Sailor, for all the wonders you have seen, you still cannot best the look on your face just then. I too, have had many great travels and experiences, the tales of which many would cast aside as horrible lies. Let us continue to share these stories while we fill our bellies, what a ch...

Sindbad the Sailor by Milo Winter ( Wikimedia ) Reading Notes: The Voyages of Sindbad, Part A First Voyage : I like the use of first person narration, different technique that I have not used yet, might be beneficial to try.  I also like the context of voyager on the sea, lends itself to nearly anything imaginable happening  Islands are cool because they exist almost as their own worlds, good way to test a character against situations not normally present in “average life”  Could be really interesting to retell this tale with Sindbad as an untrustworthy narrator or even through more of a dialogue with his listener responding: could also change listener  Second Voyage : Interesting how he goes from a somewhat reasonable voyage to a very strange one  I like the rhino and elephant story, might be interesting scene for descriptive imagery and could be placed anywhere  Third Voyage : Description of small savages that attack as swarms a story I hav...