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Culturally Speaking . . . Cinderella Cinderella is a very common fairy tale about a young girl marrying a prince. The theme is to eventually gain something after everything seems not to have worked out. In the usual case, the evil family members try to exclude the girl only for her to accidentally capture the interest of the prince. The prince goes out and finds her to make her a princess. Many cultures have adapted the story to create their own. Examples: Rhodopis Ye Xian Anne de Fernandez Chujo-Hime Kongji Greco-Egyptian Chinese Philippines Japan Korea All of these are from different cultures influenced by what is known today as Cinderella. Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is, perhaps, the oldest written story on Earth. It comes to us from Ancient Sumeria and was originally written on 12 clay tablets in cunieform script. It is about the adventures of the historical King of Uruk in Babylonia, which is located along the Euphrates River near Iraq. Gilgamesh lived around 2700 BC, but historians argue about the actual date. The Epic of Gilgamesh follows his quest to find immortality. He is described as twothirds god and one-third human. In Mesopotamian mythology, Gilgamesh is credited with having been a demigod of superhuman strength who built a great city wall to defend his people from external threats. Thanatos Thanatos was the son of Nyx (Night) and Erebos (Darkness) and twin of Hypnos (Sleep). Thanatos was a minor figure in Greek mythology, often referred to but rarely appearing in person as the god of death. He is known only to bring death to mortals and unable to affect the immortals. Therefore, he is considered to be scorned by the people and discarded by the Gods. He was also believed to be the god of peaceful death, unlike his siblings. Counted among Thanatos' siblings were other negative personifications such as Geras (Old Age), Oizys (Suffering), Moros (Doom), Apate (Deception), Momos (Blame), Eris (Strife), Nemesis (Retribution) and even the Stygian boatman Charon. He pretty much does what the black hooded figure (Death) does in present day belief.