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Metempsychosis of Mythology: a Dissection Of VEDA’S JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (JOELL) Vol.7 Issue 2 An International Peer Reviewed(Refereed) Journal 2020 Impact Factor (SJIF) 4.092 http://www.joell.in RESEARCH ARTICLE METEMPSYCHOSIS OF MYTHOLOGY: A DISSECTION OF POST MODERN HELLENISM Krishnapriya V S ( M.Phil Scholar,Department of English and Languages,Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi Campus, India.) Email: [email protected] doi: 10.33329/joell.7.2.55 ABSTRACT Myths embody man’s early explanations of the world he lived in and can be traced back to ancient native religions and are explicable in psychological or anthropological terms. Greek myths with their extreme diversity have been a fertile source for artists and poets for two thousand five hundred years. Post modern era makes a plausible sophistication of Hellenistic elements. Most of the new writers twist mythology. They adapt the mythological characters to suit the ordinary life, attires and culture. This paper deals with a post modernistic analysis of Jennifer L Armentrout’s Titan Series. Keywords: Post Modernism, Mythology, Technology, Power struggle. Author(s) retain the copyright of this articleCopyright© 2020VEDAPublications Author(s) agree that this article remains permanently open access under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International License . 55 Krishnapriya V S VEDA’S JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (JOELL) Vol.7 Issue 2 An International Peer Reviewed(Refereed) Journal 2020 Impact Factor (SJIF) 4.092 http://www.joell.in Different trends have emerged and are emerging in Josie's points of view which make the story a great the twenty first century. One of the main trends is deal clearer and we know both their actual the adaptation of traditional movements and sentiments. In this book we see what befell Seth, techniques which includes magic and mythology. the arrangement he did with the divine beings and Most of the new writers twist mythology. There have the new risks which takes steps to annihilate what been various retelling of Greek mythology. The ideas was left. Seth must give his assistance to the divine of retelling of mythologies not only questioned the beings to stop the Titans who got away before it's identities of gods but also have tried to naturalise the past the point of no return. The most recognizable idea of gender fluidity in gods and goddesses. quality about the arrangement is the way the Through a realist tapestry new artists and writers author has spun mythology in order to coordinate threads a transrealistic face for mythology. the plot. Mythology aims at a very specific combination of the One of the in-depth mythological characters real and the fantastic, for a very specific purpose that that are described in the book is Apollo. seems to have become tremendously relevant for Apollo in Greek mythology is the Olympian God of contemporary readers. Myths are now born and sun, music, medicine, light, prophecy, healing, developed in conjunction with traditional and plagues, knowledge, order, beauty, archery and modern means of communication; they are agriculture. He is portrayed as a young man perceived as ephemeral phenomena, and are wearing a laurel wreath and playing the kithara. He exploited as needed in function with the interests of is also known as the god of fire and his symbols are the market. It seems that in the early 21st century it the lyre and the raven. He is an embodiment of is finally reaching its fruition as the most radical and Hellenic ideal of kalakagathra, he is harmony, challenging work in contemporary literature as it is reason and moderation personified a perfect blend also a retelling of myths. Jennifer L Armentrout’s of physical superiority and moral virtue. He Titan Series is one such retelling of myths with a advanced to turn into a multifaceted God revered perfect blend of modern elements and is so well spun all over Greece as he totally created classical male with the details of the Greek gods and the famous nude, the kouros. Beardless and athletically built, myths. he is regularly portrayed with a laurel crown on his Jennifer L Armentrout’s Titan Series is a New head and a bow and bolt or a lyre and plectrum in Adult paranormal which is a spin-off to The his grasp. Covenant series and has four books The Apollo in the series is depicted as a young Return (2015),The Power ( 2016),The Struggle ( man with intense denim blue eyes and blond hair. 2017),and The Prophecy ( 2018). It has a plethora of He is capable of changing appearance at will and so mythical gods, demigods, half-bloods and other he sometimes appears as a dark haired man with mythical characters and creatures. eyes the colour of sky. He wears modern dresses It is about Seth, the Apollyon who aided in a like jeans, shirts and uses branded items. God’s few indefensible wrongdoings a couple of years ability of apparition is used as an element of prior. So as to offer reparations for the entirety of humour .Apollo appears and pops out suddenly his activities, Seth consents to be the bidding boy of whenever something important is to happen which the Greek Gods. This changes when Apollo tasks irritates the protagonist Seth and creates a space Seth with protecting someone at all costs no matter for petty arguments and criticism .As the God of what. Seth despite everything feels awful about prophecy he sometimes appears in the series with what occurred and he doesn't think he merits love completely white eyes. He acts as a bridge between and absolution. He doesn't need history rehashing the gods and paranormal world in the series. He is itself and Josie reminds him of his past. He also described as a loving father who comes understands that he is extremely defensive of her. bearing candies. Though an absentee father he tries The whole arrangement is told in both Seth and to do the best he could. Gods in the series is 56 Krishnapriya V S VEDA’S JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (JOELL) Vol.7 Issue 2 An International Peer Reviewed(Refereed) Journal 2020 Impact Factor (SJIF) 4.092 http://www.joell.in depicted as characters that are bound by fate. Even thunderbolt and is accompanied with a falcon, his though a god Apollo could not control or change consecrated creature. In some cases, he is likewise anything that was bound to happen. This is delineated as a youngster. portrayed in many instances in the series. The In the series Zeus is described as an death of his daughter and grandchild and Seth authority figure. He is an absolute God. He was becoming an absolute God and Zeus sacrificing his viewed as light-hearted, reasonable, simple, kind, love for the good of the entire universe are some and judicious. He was likewise flighty and no one examples. had the option to figure the choices he would He smoothed the blood from her make. He was additionally easily angered which forehead, blood I had tracked could be dangerous. He has previously flung there. “I’ve seen this,” he said, lightning jolts and caused vicious tempests that trailing his fingers down the side of unleashed devastation on earth. Be that as it may, her face. “I’ve known this was going even Zeus powers had their cut-off points, for, to happen. You do not understand anyway ground-breaking as he might have been, he how hard it is to know how your had neither the privilege nor the capacity to daughter and grandson will die.” I mediate in the choices of the Fates. This is depicted stared at him. “No.” His gaze in the final book The Prophecy where he confesses shifted to mine. “It is Fate, Seth. It that he killed his love in order to save the world in is the prophecy written eons ago.” the last battle against the Titans. He is shown as a (Armentrout 182-183) guilt ridden God who lost his true love. When given a choice he chose to sacrifice his love even knowing Externally he is portrayed as a character that does that she will be erased from the history. He regrets whatever he wants but there will be some hidden his decision when he saw what happened to Seth reasons behind it. Overall he appears as an all know for his choice. He appears as a guide in the book God but is prone to human emotions like love, who shows Seth after effects of his actions. anger, guilt and empathy. “We’ve all made mistakes— Zeus is the Olympian god of the sky and the mistakes that have laid waste to thunder, the king of all gods. Zeus was regarded as entire civilizations. Mistakes that the sender of thunder and lightning, rain, and have destroyed countless lives. You winds, and his traditional weapon was the are a new god, the start of a new thunderbolt. Zeus was the most remarkable of the era,” he said, and I turned to him, Greek divine beings and had various forces. Zeus almost against my will. “And you’re was thought to omnisciently watch the already beginning to learn the hard undertakings of men, seeing everything, overseeing way. You do not need to follow in all, and remunerating great direct and rebuffing our footsteps. I would think you of detestable. Other than administering justice he had all people would want to avoid a solid association with his daughter Dike that.” Zeus’s voice was quiet. “You (Justice).Zeus was the defender of urban have a lot of reasons to be angry.
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