Introduction

Hi.  My name is Jason Salm.  I am a 20 year old sophomore and am currently undecided.  I am leaning towards majoring in Exercise Science and Sports Studies.  My father is a lung doctor, and my mother has her doctorate in nursing.  I come from a family of medicine and that is what my goals are for my future.
In terms of relevant information towards Mythology, I have always been interested because of the different lessons each story taught, and the different and incredible physical features of each mythological creature/character.  From the tales that I can remember, one of the more basic themes of a mythological story dealt with hubris and a tragic hero, or a powerful creature/monster.  A few mythological creatures that I can think of off the top of my head are the Loch Ness Monster, Big Foot, Leviathan, Golem, Unicorn, and Mermaids.  My favorite mythological character, that apparently could be debated to actually be a historical character, is King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.  For some reason, this story always caught my eye when the movie came out, and when I read about the individual tales of him and a few of his knights in high school.