Description

The destructive power of the Whirlpool is what it is famous for but it is also said to be something to that brings things and people together. It may do that by causing some kind of problem that other people don't like.

Mythology/Fairy-tales/Folk-tales/Legends

One myth is of a Maelstrom which is a very strong Whirlpool that takes a huge tanker into its grasps and destroys it until there is nothing left.

Symbols of the Archetype

The poupular symbols of the Archetype The Whirlpool are the space vortex and the normal, water, whirlpool.

Examples from literature and flim

http://www.visualfxblog.com/reviews/potc3/potc3_maelstrom.jpg
pirates of the caribbean whirlpool
In the Pirates of the Caribbean there is a massive whirlpool that the ship must fight. This is perfect for the Archetype because it causes a problem in the story line as well as bringing people together to defeat the problem.

Current events

Whirlpools as a symbol occur as much as they do as a water hazard.

But they are also just problems in day to day activity.

Poetry

http://suntreader.wordpress.com/2008/02/26/destructive-poetry-an-elegy-on-the-death-of-queen-mary/

Art work

"The art is of the sea raging"
This is the best representation i could find that shows the kind of power that the whirlpool could bring.