The author gives the example of Richard Wagner, a nineteenth-century composer, whose operas were inspired by Germanic myths. Another example is in Toni Morrison’s, Song of Solomon, where she uses an old myth from her tribe in her story. By doing this the author takes something that matters to her community, the myth, and shows the importance through her story.
He shares that in the town where he grew up there were various Greek influences all around him. He said that the college teams were called the Spartans and the high school was known as the Trojans. He also states that it wasn’t just his town, all throughout the state there are places with Greek origins.
Mythology can be used to inspire many great works. It has been used as inspiration
