Spirited Away

        After watching the film Spirited Away, I was able to make connections between most of the characters with mythological entities; however, I will mainly focus on No-Face and Chihiro's parents.  Although No-Face is a spirit of very few words, I immediately thought of Asterion (Minotaur) from Borges' story.  When we are first introduced to No-Face, I automatically get the impression that he is a lonely creature.  It seems as if when Chihiro is nice to him, he develops an obsession with her.  He reminds me of Asterion because in Borges' story, we learn that he overall just lacks companions.  It seems as if all he wants is acceptance, and I can see the same with No-Face.  On the other side of the spectrum, I can also see a resemblance of the Minotaur in No-Face when No-Face takes on a more monstrous form and eats some of the workers, being similar to the Minotaur's cannibalistic appetite. 

        Chihiro's parents resemble Indra in the myth of Indra and the Parade of Ants, in that, these characters all show that those who are greedy suffer consequences.  In the very beginning of the film, Chihiro's parents engorge themselves with food that is actually meant for the gods.  Chihiro tries to get her parents to stop and leave, but their indulgence gets the best of them.  In result of their poor actions they were turned into pigs.  Indra, like Chihiro's parents was also very greedy, and no matter how much he received, he was never satisfied.  Although Indra himself was not exactly punished for his greed, he learned of Indras before him who did suffer for their actions.  The ants represent the consequences of former Indras' actions, and the downfall of those Indras.  The two consequences are very similar, in that, one can start off as someone quite high in ranking, and then amount to nothing.  Being turned into a pig or an ant represent this.