Throughout history, every culture has had many tales featuring prominent characters designed to pass on a very important message. These stories help young and old alike understand human nature and develop proper social norms within their society. They feature a wide variety of topics, most teaching very important lessons about life. Many were created for oppressed people in order to help overcome fear and inspire hope. Although most were written because of a hard lesson learned, they now have
In The Odyssey by Homer, translated by Robert Fagles, one of the roles of the antagonists is given to Poseidon, the god of the sea. Within the ten years that Odysseus, a war hero, journeys home from Troy, Poseidon purposely threw Odysseus’ crew off course with his perilous waters. Due to this power and status as a god, Poseidon is not only honored by the Phaeacians, but also feared by them as well, notably with their plentiful offerings to him out of fear that Poseidon might be angered. Moreover
all the 4 seas (East, South, North, West) and control rain and flood. In addition, in the ;《封神演义》, when the Dragon King of the East found out that his third son was killed by Li Nezha, he threatened Li Jing that he will use his power and flood the whole Chen Tang Guan (the place where Li Nezha was born), unless Li Nezha pays for the life of his dead son. From these two stories, we can infer that the dragon Han Dang saw might have the power to control the strong waves and wind of the sea. Therefore