Boasting

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Boasting or bragging is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a vice by such major religious groups as Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Boasting has also been studied by such evolutionary psychologists as Robert Wright, and can involve magnifying an accomplishment out of proportion to its importance.

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-'''Andromeda''' was a [[woman]] from [[Greek mythology]] who was [[Damsel in distress |chained to a rock]] to be a [[sacrifice]] to a [[sea monster]] as [[divine punishment]] for her mother's [[bragging]]. She was [[knight in shining armor|saved]] from death by [[Perseus]], her future husband. Her name is the [[Latin language|Latinized]] form of the Greek '''Ανδρομέδη''' (''Andromedē'').  The [[etymology]] of the name is "to think of a man," from '''ανδρος''' (''andros'') "man" combined with '''μηδομαι''' (''mēdomai'') "to think, to be mindful of."
+'''Boasting''' or '''bragging''' is the act of making an ostentatious speech. It is considered a [[vice]] by such [[major religious groups]] as  [[Islam]], [[Hinduism]], and [[Buddhism]]. Boasting has also been studied by such [[Evolutionary psychology|evolutionary psychologists]] as [[Robert Wright (journalist)|Robert Wright]], and can involve [[exaggeration|magnifying]] an accomplishment out of proportion to its importance.
+==See also==
+* [[Beot]]
+* [[Bomphiologia]]
+* [[Dominance (ethology)]]
+* [[Exaggeration]]
+* [[Hubris]]
+* ''[[Miles Gloriosus]]'', a boasting stock character from ancient Roman comedy
+* [[Narcissism]]
+* [[One-upmanship]]
+* [[Puffery]]
+* [[Rodomontade]]
+* [[Schadenfreude]]
+* [[Self-esteem]]
+* [[Self-promotion]]
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