Other cultures  Draw on the mythology of other cultures to gain
new insights into the Greek myths. Compare the journeys to the
Underworld of the Mayan Hero Twins and Orpheus and Heracles. One
of the essential issues, of course, is the extent to which even
a hero can trick Death. Sisyphus may have managed to handcuff
Hades, but he paid the price in the end. Compare how
Quetzalcoatl, a benefactor of humankind like the Greek
Prometheus, tricked the Lord of Mictlan.