Mythology and Folklore

( Alden Island by Tristan Schmurr) The Sixth Voyage by Andrew Lang: Characters: Sinbad, King of Serendib, Haroun Sinbad: Starting to realize that sailing just doesn't go well for him. Decides to go sail again anyways because he is very bored at home. His friends and family tell him that this is a terrible idea.  King of Serendib: Welcomes Sinbad readily. Wants to look good for the Caliph Haroun.  Haroun: Receives Sinbad when he comes back from Serendib. Thinks the King of Serendib is pretty cool because Sinbad told him that he is pretty cool.  Plot: Sinbad heads out for his 6th voyage despite his family and friends telling him that's a terrible idea. They head off and are caught up in a current that sends them straight into the mountainous side of an island. They see the remains of many ships and sailors. They ration out there food and one by one the sailors starve and Sinbad buries them. Eventually, when he is the last one left, Sinbad decides to make raft to sail down...

( Humpback Whale by Sylke Rohrlach)   First Voyage by Andrew Lang: Characters: Sinbad (first person perspective), Captain, Whale, King Sinbad: Bad with money, but now knows that he is bad with it. is evidently pretty resourceful. Captain: Honest dude, wants to return Sinbad's stuff to his family. A swell dude Whale: acted like an island, does not like fires on its back. How big was this whale. Sea monster? King: is welcoming to someone who definitely could've just robbed him, Plot: Sinbad inherits a lot of money and being the young naive person he is, spends it all frivolously and is just hemorrhaging money. He decides to sell all of his things so he can join a merchant crew and make a living for himself. They set off and eventually decide to stop at a small island for the night. They light a fire to keep them warm, but as soon as they do they see it was actually a giant sleeping whale, not an island. The men try to return to the ship, and some make it back, but Sinbad and se...

 Once upon a time, in Egypt, there lived King Rhampsinitus. He had a problem. A very good problem to have, too much treasure! This weighed heavily on the King's mind. Where was he to put it all and keep it safe from all wrongdoers. He decided he needed a treasure house, but not just any treasure house. It needs to be secure and well guarded.  A builder was selected. He was extremely skilled and accepted the contract. The construction went well and the grand storeroom was built swiftly and with grand adornments to illustrate the King's opulence. Through out the project, the builder had his official and a set of secret ones. He knew the King had wealth, so much in fact, that he wouldn't notice if some of it were to walk away. Under the cover of darkness, he continued to work, and continued to create a secret entrance for himself. A single false rock is all it would take.  Eventually, The storeroom was finished and the treasure securely tucked away and guarded by the King'...

( Rhamsinitus species of Beetle by Bernard Dupont) The Tale of King Rhampsinitus by Donald Mackenzie Characters: Rhampsinitus, Builder, Son1, Son2, Mother Rhampsinitus: The King. Is very rich. wants to keep is treasure. likes tricksters. Builder: Skilled at building treasure houses with weaknesses Son1: Is greedy Son2: Is greedy and really weird person. Mother: Sad because one of her sons dies (understandably)  Plot: The King Rhampsinitus wants to store all his treasure in a nice safe place. He hires the builder who does a pretty good job except he makes a purposeful false rock. He does this so he can come in and take some treasure. This is going to plan until he becomes extremely sick and won't be able to take the treasure. This causes him to tell his 2 sons about the secret so they can get some money. After their father died, they began to plunder the treasure house. They snuck in through the secret hole and stole some loot. The King being understandably confused stationed more...

( The Mythological Trinity by Karl Baedeker)  " The Death of Osiris " by Donald Mackenzie: Characters: Osiris, Set, Isis, Ra, Scorpions Osiris: Current king of Egypt after Ra ascended. Set: Wants to be king and acts like Osiris's friend. Isis: Osiris's wife and daughter of Nut and Geb. Ra: Ascended king of Egypt before Osiris. Also is nice to Isis Scorpions: Protectors of Isis and were sent by Ra to guard her as she looked for the coffin that Osiris was sealed in Plot:  Osiris is returning from his journey around the world spreading knowledge, wisdom, and peace. A huge feast is prepared to celebrate Osiris's return. Set comes to join the party. He has secret agents ready to attack and seal Osiris away. To do this, Set makes a game where whoever can fit exactly in the chest will get tons of treasure. Everyone fails of course because it's designed for Osiris, so when he lays there. Set has his minions spring the trap and seal him inside nd throw him in a river....

 The main idea for my storybook project will be mythological Serpents and Sea Monsters. These creatures are usually portrayed as villains or adversaries for other more prominent mythological characters to battle and overcome. I think for my project I want to flip the script a little bit and let these beaten baddies have a little time in the limelight.  Some of the stories I've decided to remix and explore are things such as Apep from the Egyptian mythos. Apep is a deity of chaos that fights with Ra every night. Ra, of course, wins these nightly battles and reemerges everyday victorious and brings the sun up. The second I chose is one of Heracles's 12 labors, the Drakon Hesperios. There must have been something to make it earn a spot in the 12 labors, so I would like to explore more of ferocity and rumors that made it so legendary that it required a demigod to defeat. Lastly, I want to take a bunch of monsters and kind of combine stories for them a little bit. I need some more ...

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