Storybook Plan

For the Storybook, I have decided to continue with my idea surrounding the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, and the controversies and conspiracies surrounding them. Last week, I outlined three of my storybook ideas, and plan on using the same ones on the real storybook, so the following is simply copied from my last blog post.

1. My first idea for the Pyramids of Giza revolve around the Gods themselves. The pyramids are supposedly built as great tombs for pharoahs, and Osiris is the god of death. I think that a fun story could be made where Osiris is playing a prank on Isis by stealing one of his favorite humans and trapping him in this tomb, which turns out to be a marvelous structure.

Source: The Story of Isis and Osiris, Schofield, Freebookapalooza



2. My second idea is more of a science fiction idea. It would revolve around a scientist, who comes across a startling discovery. There has been much controversy surrounding the pyramids, and this scientist reveals his discovery that the pyramids match the layout of Orion's belt, which he had only recently discovered (this is true). He goes on this massive quest to the center of the Great Pyramid, and when he gets there, he is whisked away to the past where him and his team are found to be the architects of the pyramid, who have travelled from the future. It turns out to be an endless loop, but he realizes that the pyramids were not built by aliens, but rather by himself as a tool to help humanity.

Source: Orion correlation theory, Wikipedia



3. My last idea revolves around the famous alien conspiracy theory. The pyramids were built with technology far too advanced for its time, so they must have had help. It was discovered that the location coordinated for the great pyramid are exactly that of the speed of light, which was not discovered until much later. This can be tied in to aliens traveling via the speed of light (ie. time travel) to clue humans in about their existence, because the Egyptian gods have taken wrath on them and they need humanity's help. I like the idea of an amicable relationship between humans and aliens.

Source: Time Travel and the Great Pyramids, Express UK

The Great Pyramids of Giza, Wikimedia

Some storytelling ideas I could use includes a first person narrative, by creating a character that lives during these events. Of course, I could also use the less personal third person approach, but I want to avoid making the stories sound like a history book.

Topic Research: The Pyramids of Giza

1. My first idea for the Pyramids of Giza revolve around the Gods themselves. The pyramids are supposedly built as great tombs for pharoahs, and Osiris is the god of death. I think that a fun story could be made where Osiris is playing a prank on Isis by stealing one of his favorite humans and trapping him in this tomb, which turns out to be a marvelous structure.

Source: The Story of Isis and Osiris, Schofield, Freebookapalooza



2. My second idea is more of a science fiction idea. It would revolve around a scientist, who comes across a startling discovery. There has been much controversy surrounding the pyramids, and this scientist reveals his discovery that the pyramids match the layout of Orion's belt, which he had only recently discovered (this is true). He goes on this massive quest to the center of the Great Pyramid, and when he gets there, he is whisked away to the past where him and his team are found to be the architects of the pyramid, who have travelled from the future. It turns out to be an endless loop, but he realizes that the pyramids were not built by aliens, but rather by himself as a tool to help humanity.

Source: Orion correlation theory, Wikipedia



3. My last idea revolves around the famous alien conspiracy theory. The pyramids were built with technology far too advanced for its time, so they must have had help. It was discovered that the location coordinated for the great pyramid are exactly that of the speed of light, which was not discovered until much later. This can be tied in to aliens traveling via the speed of light (ie. time travel) to clue humans in about their existence, because the Egyptian gods have taken wrath on them and they need humanity's help. I like the idea of an amicable relationship between humans and aliens.

Source: Time Travel and the Great Pyramids, Express UK

The Great Pyramids of Giza, Wikimedia

Topic Brainstorm

Storybook ideas:

1. The Bachelor

The story of Cupid and Psyche has been told many times, in many different ways. I've always found stories like this interesting, and my older sister loved Beauty and the Beast growing up so naturally I've watched the film more times than I'm proud of. I think an interesting perspective on this topic would be to format it in the modern era and have Psyche be a contestant on the Bachelor. It would be fun to incorporate the drama that is too often found in the show to the dramatic woes that the main characters go through in the story.

http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/05/myth-folklore-unit-apuleiuss-cupid-and.html

2.  Conspiracy Theories

I've loved Egyptian mythology since I was a kid, and for the longest time the only books I would read were Rick Riordan's "The Red Pyramid" series. I've always loved how many options there are for variations on classic myths, and considering the conspiracy theories surrounding the Great Pyramids of Giza, I think it would be very fun to incorporate the gods and heroes of Egyptian mythology into backstories and, in the process, take the "wonder" out of these Wonders of the World.

http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/06/myth-folklore-unit-ancient-egyptian.html

3. Origin Stories

In Native American myths, there are often many hybrid characters, which I found fascinating. I think in many religions, these hybrids serve as a connection between nature and humanity, or the divine and humanity. I think it would be very interesting to show the backstory for these figures, and would be a good chance to be creative about things that might otherwise be difficult to explain.

http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/06/myth-folklore-unit-mississippi-valley.html

4. Lost Underground

This story would be a play on Dante's Inferno, which I have always been fascinated with. Although it might be closer to fiction than fact, I think a story where a teenager and his friends get sucked into a hole in the ground, and end up inside Dante's Inferno, just trying to get out. One could feasibly go through all three parts of his Divine Comedy, ending with them getting out.

http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/07/myth-folklore-unit-dantes-inferno.html

Dante Alighieri