The Lion King Analysis

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Disney 's The Lion King is one of the most famous children 's films of all time. However, behind the Hakunah Matata lies a movie laced with (using physical things to show big ideas or feelings) and imaginary references. An online article from Thinkquest.org informs that the movie 's popular Elephant Graveyard represents the imaginary World of Hades. The article continues to research/dig deeper into the (using physical things to show big ideas or feelings), stating that the three hyenas, Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, represent the three-headed beast, Cerebus, that guards Hades '
World. The themes and plot lines of the modern era 's most famous books and movies trace back to the Greek very old stories/untrue stories. Medicines are named after the …show more content…

Businesses have kept the very old stories alive through the names of their companies and products. Amazon.com, one of the internet 's most popular websites, received/made from its name from an imaginary group of wise warrior women ("Very old stories in Modern Business"). According to the the online article, "Very old stories In Modern Business", the god of music, light, and male beauty is the person (named after another person) for the popular New York City Music Hall, the Apollo Theater. One of the most widely-known very old stories/untrue stories is that of the gorgon Medusa; "Very old stories In Modern Business" shares that one company, the Medusa Cement Company, felt a special connection with the gorgon and chose her as their person (named after another person). The website continues to provide information about the winged goddess of victory, Nike, who was not only able to run at great speeds but whose name was chosen to represent one of the most famous brands of modern time. Tree.com 's article, "Hit/effect of Greek Very old stories on Western Culture", informs that the name of the popular brand of cleaning supplies, Ajax, was gotten over time/purchased from the hero of Homer 's famous Illiad. Greek very old stories is popular within the film industry: one example is the popular film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Beginning. This film shows/represents the very old story/untrue story of the maze, a dark and complex maze deep underground the very old city of Crete. …show more content…

Language is maybe the aspect of Western culture that has been most produced/made happen by the very old stories of the Greeks. Tree.com 's online article, "The Hit/effect of Greek Very old stories on Western Culture", provides many examples of the usage of terms given great ideas from very old stories/untrue stories and gods. The article gives the example of the term "enormous/very difficult task" - this term came from the feats completed by the famous half-god. The article continues to point out that the word"(something that stimulates the sex drive)" roots back to the Greek goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite. Any internet user has been victim of a Trojan Virus at some point in time or another; few people know that the name of these viruses was taken from the very old story/untrue story of the Trojan Horse, which was used to break into Troy 's defenses during the Trojan War. When one comes upon something especially confusing or complex, the term maze-like (confusing) may come to mind to describe the situation; the term references the maze built by orders of the (related to very old stories) King Minos of Crete to house the monster-like Minotaur, as stated in Tree.com 's article. The article also points out that each of the planets and many of the moons within our solar system are named after Greek gods; another name for our planet is Gaia, who was the Greek earth mother (Hit/effect of Greek Very old stories). The previously-mentioned article from Tree.com shares