Randy works as a web developer for a large retail company in Dallas, Texas, and he offers web development services through his own freelance company. He spends his free time reading and writing about myth. Find out more about Randy at his personal site randyhoyt.com.
Randy explains the origins and the meaning of the name of this site. It first occurred to him while reflecting on Tolkien’s “Silmarillion” mythology, and his affinity for it grew as he reflected on the rich mythic meanings of the nouns journey and sea.
Randy provides a historical survey of the literary criticism to Paradise Lost, showing how interpretations of the poem have fluctuated between the two contrary themes he introduced in a previous article.
Many Western traditions teach that mankind is separate from the divine. They typically reflect one of two contrary themes concerning man’s proper response to the divine. Randy begins this series by looking at these two themes in a variety of Western myths.
Journey to the Sea is a new online magazine devoted to the study of myth. The English word myth has many connotations, and Randy describes what we mean by myth throughout this site.