When psychiatrists and psychologists analyze the ego, super ego and id what do they find when a person has one or two of these out of balance? A individual that is out of touch with community.  The person thinks that friends are made and has a false sense of being confident and looks for more assurance because of paranoia slipping and creeping in through the pores.  This defect in classical terms and literature has been dealt with by Homer in the Iliad with Achilles and Agamemnon; the Greek aliteration to this attitude is called , hubris.

The puffed up pride of Achilles tore apart the unified city states--polis-- of Greece.  Then the forces of King Priam led by Hector "waged war against the forces of the Achaeans". Now there is nothing wrong with confidence, but looking objectively at the field of community there is hubris run amuck.  So with that confidence is like a sword making process; it needs to be tempered.  If it is not then the person will have a false sense of confidence and a pen that is broken because no friends will be found; and petty arguements will ensue over said Briseis.

Enjoy the contest MrNFL, Moore, Shooterb, Rivjo, northsider, hiplains and Drmidnight.

 This is Tigers Stadium where I watched Sparky Anderson not walk on the base line when changing pitchers because of a superstition of his.  When in 1984 I went to a Detroit Tigers game against the Oakland A's I saw Lance Parish hit a homerun.  I saw the Kirk Gibson hit homeruns over the roof on TV.  When this torn down a bit of sacredness will go with it.

 This is Washington National Cathedral where people gather and worship God.  Confess and repent.  Those are the most sacred times and this the most sacred of places.  Tigers Stadium and any other house of sports in regards to church is not sacred like that.  It is sacred because a dead grandpa and older father were alive, younger and eating food with you watching the team unfold into a World Series powerhouse.

  The most sacred diamond and Baseball Stadium in the major leagues.  If this was ever lost sports would be in need of a new sacred arena. A place to gather and drink beer, eat food, and fellowhip with other cheering fans. 

This is the place that is near and dear to the people of Detroit, Lansing and all points north.

This stadium is the treasure of real football fans and purists in this State.

The sculpted fist of Joe Louis in Detroit, in tribute of a sacred event in sports.

What defines culture,  is it people?  Wars and battles won that make it to epic poetry? IS it polytheism versus monotheism?  This post is not meant for letsgoredwings as I deem that by my strict standardsLGRW  to be a full devoted to sports blog 100 %.

I will define myth as a set heroic stories with true events at the bottom, the crust that keeps the apples from burning and running that would ruin the pie.  So myths are words in action.

Roman Myth- polytheistic and the people superstitious.  The Romans had sports; chariot races, staged naval battles in the Coloseum, and yes Gladiators.  The Roman Empire won battles and wars that made it to epic poetry.

Greek Myth- polytheistic and the people driven by philosphy, not very superstitious but respected the gods.  The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer are two epic poems that describe culture and are considred the first two modern novels ever written.  Not devoid of creation story and gods interacting man.  What do see in sports?  A unified nation at the Olympics.

English Myth-  monotheism including Arthuriana- The British culture has spawned  so much myth that it can be historically and anthropoloically advanced because of the war epic "Beowulf" and the myth of a Celt over lord Arthur.  Did the Brits adopt the Greek and Roman ideal? Some as all culture piggybacks on everyones myth.  England has modern war myth epics as well, The Lord of the Rings and the Chronicles of Narnia. Ok some readers might say 'hold it." However, these works are classified as fantasy they came in to being from the war experiences of JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis.  And as a result the religion of Christianity has worked itself to a war mentality.  Sports are football, rugby, and cricket.

In conclusion American myth is all of the above.  I am Christian and protestant who has not ruled out that non-denominations are the Biblical patterns of the unified church.  The Ciivl War myth of Stpehen Crane, Red Badge of Courage, is a book that I will use as example of how war can unify a disjointed country.  Monotheism is still alive in America and as a philosophical world view is concerned Religions, Politics, and sports bind the culture and cultures of a nation to one cord, truth.  The abscence of it will topple the dome of civilization upon us and we will all be the victims.