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Characterization in Mythology
Mythological characters have been depicted to be formulaic and are a part of a classification that consists of several differing, limited archetypes, which is type of component. Multiple components, such as archetypes and other elements of a story, together form a type of configuration that results in fully realized myth. These configurations can be mixed and matched together to form new types of configurations, and humans have never tired of using these configurations. This is an idea that uses the kaleidoscopic model on narrating for mythology. Another perspective holds that humans when reading or hearing a mythology do not dissect it into various parts, that when physically together humans do not tell stories by using limited components in a configuration, and that people do change in culture and thus this leads to new developments in stories, including characters.

Mythological characters have influence that extends to recent works of literature. The poet Platon Oyunsky draws heavily from the native mythology of his homeland, the Yakut region in Russia and the Sahka people. In several of his stories, he depicts a main character that follows historic examples of heroism, but fashions the main character using Soviet examples of heroism, even using real life figures, such as Stalin, Lenin, etc. in a new type of mythology. These figures often play the lead in tragic stories full of sacrifice. An example of this includes his character Tygyn, who on his quest for peace determines that the only way for peace to exist is to use military strength to enforce. The use of mythology is used in Shakespeare's Hamlet as a device to parallel the characters and to reflect back on them there role in the story, such as the twin of Gertrude and the Niobe myth.

Myth Creation in the Poetic Evolution of P. A. Oyunsky.


 * The main character suffers from many typical mythological plots, such as: becoming the chosen one, to defend one's homeland, to stand for an idea, continuation of his legacy by his successors
 * Yakut Soviet literature in the form of Oyunsky's poetry, which was highly influenced by mythology and has several parallels between the two.

Folklore and Epic Traditions in Yakut Novels between Two Ages.

Tygan in a mythical figure in Sahka mythology and serves as a tragic figure who desires peace among the people of the region, but in his pursuit of peace becomes certain than peace can only be achieved through strength of arms.

From mythology to psychology: Identifying archetypal symbols in movies.

Mirrors: Shakespeare's Use of Mythology in Hamlet.


 * Mythology can be used to characterize characters in literature. Shakespeare used mythology to shape his characters in Hamlet.

The quest for a myth.

Myth and Folktale: Two Metamorphoses.

The Kaleidoscopic Model of Narrating: A Characterization and a Critique


 * He is arguing against the idea that Mythology via narrators over time form a collection of limited parts that compose all mythologies. Also, he argues against that when human being speak orally to each other than they use the limited parts to form a narrative and develop recognizable sets. Lastly, he argues that that humans never tire of using the same components and the same configurations to tell their mythologies.

Mythology is not simply a story composed of various pieces that mixed and matched together coalesce into a myth.