| dc.description.abstract | The Chronicles of Narnia are children fiction novels which contain several
mythological elements in it. One of the mythological elements is reflected through the
creatures. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian is one of seven series which has
many mythological creatures in it. Therefore, the writer wants to analyze the
mythological creatures in the novel. The aims in analyzing it through this thesis are
(1) to explore the mythological creatures that reflected in the novel (2) to discuss the
characters of mythological creatures.
The analysis is done by firstly provides the preview about the mythologies. It
gives the views and explanations about which mythologies that are used as the
background of the creatures. Not all of the creatures in the novel are included in the
analysis, it just narrows to the mythological creatures. The mythology sources as the
mythological creatures’ background in the novel are come from Greek, Roman and
Norse mythology.
The second is by comparing the mythological creatures both in the mythology
and in the novel. It gives the descriptions about the characters of the mythological
creatures. Through the analysis, it can be seen that not all of the creatures’ character
from the mythology are completely same with the novel. The creatures that based on
Greek mythology are Centaurs, Nymphs and Satyrs. Fauns are come from Roman
mythology, while Dwarfs and Giants are based on Norse mythology. Centaurs are
creatures that have the upper body as human and lower body as horse. Most of
Centaurs in Narnia are wild and have bad habits, while in Narnia, all of the Centaurs
are wise and kind. Nymphs according to Greek mythology are nature spirits that live on mountain, in river, among trees, etc. There are two kinds of Nymphs in Narnia:
tree nymphs (Dryad and Hamadryad) and river nymphs (Naiad). Satyrs are
mythological creatures that are half human and half goat. They are similar with the
Roman’s Faun, except that Satyrs are wilder, less patient and more goat-alike. Fauns
in Narnia are described have faces as mournful and merry at the same time. They are
really like dancing, usually with nymphs and dwarfs. Dwarfs are small creatures who
live underground. Both in Norse mythology and in Narnia, they are described as
marvellous smiths and workers. Giants are creatures that have big size and strength of
body. In mythology, they are often depicted as the enemy of the gods, while in
Narnia, their personalities are more various. | en_US |
