Identifying Greek Mythological Characters in Philippine Mythology Using Archetypal Theory Among BSED-English Students at Granby Colleges of Science and Technology

Archetypal theory has been a cornerstone of mythological studies; it serves as an important lens to understand the connections between different cultures. This paper aims to assess the level of interest and understanding of BSEd-English students in the connection of Greek and Philippine mythology within the lens of archetypal theory by Carl Jung as a tool to analyze the similarities of their mythological characters. This paper used mixed methodology where 86 English students who have learned Mythology and Folklore were surveyed to measure their exposure in Greek and Philippine mythology and also the connection of mythological characters within the lens of archetypal theory. This study employed descriptive and comparative design to answer the research questions. The quantitative part utilized a descriptive approach by distributing researcher-made survey questionnaires that is designed to measure the understanding of the respondents in identifying Greek mythological characters in Philippine mythology and a comparative textual analysis to qualitatively show the archetypical connections of the two myths. This paper finds out that the BSEd-English who were surveyed show strong interest in Greek and Philippine mythology and understanding in identifying the archetypical connections between them. However, the respondents also show that they are not confident in discussing mythology in academic settings which proves that there is a need for the wider implementation of mythological subjects in the curriculum. This paper uses mixed methods to assess the interest and understanding of the respondents in Greek-Philippine mythological connections using survey questionnaires and a comprehensive textual analysis to analyze the similarities between Greek and Philippine mythology using available texts.