Diving into Mythology

Sindbad inherited a great wealth from his parents at a young age. At the time of inheritance Sindbad was very young and foolish and did not know what to do with the money. As he grew older, Sindbad decided to sell his house and all of his home goods and join a group of merchants who traveled around to other countries by sailing on a boat. They set out on their first journey to the East Indies through the Persian Gulf. After sailing for quite a few days the ship came across what appeared to be an island that had a huge green meadow on it. The captain told the merchants that they could get off the ship and explore the island for a little bit if they wanted to. Several of the merchants got of the ship including Sindbad. Before they knew if the island began to move and rumble and Sindbad was thrown into the ocean. The island was not an island, it was actually a huge whale! Sindbad found a piece of wood to float on in the ocean and held on for dear life through all the waves and chaos. He f...

Sindbad: The Seventh and Last Voyage Story Source:  The Arabian Nights' Entertainments  by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H.J. Ford (1898). After Sindbad's sixth voyage he was almost positive he would not go out to sea anymore but that was not the case. One day, Sindbad was told that an officer needed to speak to him. The officer said that he needed Sindbad's services to bear a letter and a gift to the King of Serdib in return for his message of friendship. This was a surprise for Sindbad because he did not want to leave Bagdad again because of the sufferings he had encountered at sea. The officer would not budge and demanded that Sindbad take the voyage, so Sindbad accepted. Sindbad gathered all of the gift and layed them out and soon became anxious to depart. In no time, they had already seen sailing for four days and all was well. On the fifth day, they encountered pirates who seized their vessel killing people and making people prisoners. From there Sindbad and his ...

Sindbad: First Voyage Story Source: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H.J. Ford (1898). My first thought of this story is the fact the it is written in first person which is very different than what I have been reading in the past. A little background information is that the sailor Sindbad is telling all of these stories to another guy named Sindbad that he has no relation to or does not have anything in common. The First Voyage is about the sailor Sindbad's first voyage. Sindbad inherited his wealth from his parents even thought he was very foolish as a child. At first, the riches made him find reckless pleasure and he handled the money poorly. However, he began to think on what he could really do with the riches and he decided to sell all of his household goods. He joined a company of merchants who were traders by sea and embarked on a ship with them. They set sail out towards the East Indies through the Persian Gulf. At first, Sindba...