Investigation of the functions of the name of Rustam in Shahnameh, based on semiotic systems by Tahereh Khajehgiri, Reza Shajari, Siroos Shamisa, S.Mohammad Rastgofar

“…This research, by selecting two approaches, mythology and semiotics, tries to re-read Rostam's character in Shahnameh and to achieve this, examines the existence of this hero in the form of a sign structure. …”
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Skinner Sweet, American Vampire by James J. Donahue

“…Similarly, as the first vampire born in America (in a space generally acknowledged as the birthplace of the American mythology), the ruthless killer Skinner also embodies the savagery associated with the Native Americans; and, like members of other indigenous tribes, Skinner is hunted by white lawmen for his crimes against civilization. …”
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MIRACLES AND THE PERFECTION OF BEING: THE THEOLOGICAL ROOTS OF SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS by Alexis V. Halapsis

“…The space of history acquires the Non-Euclidean properties that determine the specific cultural attitudes as well as part and parcel mythology of the corresponding communities. Originality consists in the approach to the miracle as a psychological need in a religious authority, expressed through the religious and non-religious (scientific) worldviews, which are interconnected by invariant thinking patterns deeply inside. …”
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Martha Graham, ‘An American, A kosmos’: Border-crossing in Martha Graham’s early works by Adeline CHEVRIER-BOSSEAU

“…Graham pioneered a new way for women to dance, to express their femininity and their power: her works, inspired by Native American traditions, Mexican folklore, Greek mythology and literature from both sides of the Atlantic, depict strong women who are not afraid of pushing boundaries.Creating an American choreographic tradition also meant exploring its literary legacy for Martha Graham: this paper therefore also delves into the way the Whitmanian intertext emerges in Graham’s choreographic writing, in her conception of Americanness, modernity, the body and gender.…”
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Travelling to the described present: mago-space in the Strugatskys’ Monday starts on Saturday by Natalia Tuliakova, Natalia Nikitina

“…In the first part, it is the mental space of folklore and classical literature, in the second – that of mythology and science fiction, and in the final – philosophy and science. …”
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Gauguin, Buffalo Bill, and the Cowboy Hat by Nancy Mowll Mathews

“…In this paper, I show how the French post-impressionist artist Paul Gauguin absorbed Buffalo Bill’s dual cowboy and Indian mythologies from his visits to the Wild West show, which ran alongside the 1889 Paris international exposition. …”
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Landschaftsgedächtnis und Geschlechterdiskurse in ausgewählten Werken von Elsa Bernstein und Maria Waser by Monika Mańczyk-Krygiel

“…Symbolic drama by Elsa Bernstein (pseudonym Ernst Rosmer, 1866–1949) Mutter Maria Totengedicht in fünf Wandlungen (1900) deals with the subject of the supplanting of old folk beliefs by the Christian religion, as well as the violent clash of the male and female worlds, symbolized here by the figures of alpine mythology as literary topoi (hunter and mountain goddess). …”
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A new monograph by Konstantin Frumkin [Review: Frumkin K.G. Admiring the Academic Class: Reflection of the Social History of Soviet Science in Literature, Art, and Public Rhetoric.... by D.E. Martynov, Yu.A. Martynova

“…The author describes it as a “class mythology” characterized by undisguised elitism and “talent-centric racism.” …”
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Lithuanian historical conception according to Ignas Onacevičius by Algirdas Šidlauskas

“…According to his opinion, there must be a separate volume for mythology. He was sorry, that there was no list of names nor places. …”
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The tree of life: symbol of center by Azadeh pashootanizadeh

“…The interpretation of the Tree of Life is made with symbolism and mythology. This view is included in the book ID (first page of the book). …”
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La littérature de la Caraïbe pour la jeunesse : des histoires à part ou l’histoire à part entière ? by Véronique Bonnet

“…They create a personal mythology which sets himself and Haiti at the center of the story in depicting political exile and continual literary returns to the native island. …”
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THE PSEUDO-SLAVIC REALIA IN PSEUDO-ETHNIC FANTASY: THE ISSUES OF TRANSLATION INTO THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE by Nadezhda V. Rabkina

“…To date, the traditional fantasy genre that has its roots in European folklore is transforming as authors seek new, fresh mythological foundations and exotic forms of narration. …”
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‘Over-hopefulness and getting-on-ness’: Ruskin, Nature, and America by Sara Atwood

“…Ruskin’s understanding of the natural world was connected by ‘all manner of strange intellectual chords and nerves with the pathos and history of this old English country of ours; and on the other side, with the history of the European mind from earliest mythology down to modern rationalism and ir-rationalism’ (36.533). …”
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Between Charybdis and Scylla—an Odyssey in AL amyloidosis: insights and learnings from a narrative review and case report series by Hani Sabbour, Ahmad Alhuraiji, Amr Hanbali, Faraz Khan, Jawahir Alameri, Sultan Alzaher, Dania Mohty, Giovanni Palladini

“…Being “between Scylla and Charybdis” is an idiom derived from Greek mythology to mean “between a rock and a hard place” and clinicians managing amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis often find themselves in this predicament. …”
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The origin and development of procedural rules in Ancient Greece by D. V. Slynko, L. I. Kalenichenko

“…In addition, law-making activities are freed from the influence of religion and mythology. Instead of unwritten customs, which were interpreted by representatives of the ruling elite, secular law begins to be applied and enshrined in writing. …”
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SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE TYPOLOGY OF PHILOSOPHICAL-ANTHROPOLOGICAL MODELS (TO THE PROBLEM OF VALUE IDENTIFICATIONS OF UKRAINIANS) by V. V. Mudrakov, O. S. Polishchuk

“…The first type is formed by the mythology of political ideology. This person is deprived of himself or herself. …”
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An ivory statuette depicting the god Thanatos discovered near Tomis (Moesia Inferior) by Ingrid Petcu-Levei, Radu Petcu

“…It was made as a representation of the god Thanatos, the personification of the Angel of Death in Greek and Roman mythology. Unfortunately, the statuette is incomplete; the left hand and parts of the legs are missing, along with the wings originally located on its back. …”
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#BlackLivesMatter: by Nusrat Jahan

“…This article undertakes an Afrofuturist and Afro-pessimistic reading of an American experimental hip-hop band clipping.’s (stylized as clipping.) song “The Deep” (2017) and Rivers Solomon’s novella The Deep (2019) to examine how the narratives of trauma and collective memory work to create a futuristic nexus of emancipation, liberation, and technology. Based on the mythology of Detroit electronic band Drexciya, clipping.’s song "The Deep", a multilayered and evocative sci-fi tale, deals with the underwater descendants of pregnant African women who were cast off slave ships. …”
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PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAS IN SPIRITUAL CULTURE OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA by S. V. Rudenko, Y. A. Sobolievskyi

“…The purpose of the article is to reveal philosophical ideas in the mythology and folklore of the indigenous peoples of North America. …”
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Давньоіранське зображення хронотопу в передачі вторинного джерела by Юрій Писаренко

“…In general, we can talk about the connection of the composition with Iranian mythology.…”
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