In Joseph Campbell's "The Hero and the God" he explains what a hero is defined as and the journey to becoming a hero. ... Joseph Campbell is very descriptive and specific when describing the journey of becoming a hero. One of the first things in the journey is that the hero is in our ordinary world but must have some sort of special power that he or she possesses. ... Oddly enough I think that Orpheus was rewarded by the beasts in the upper world because of his heroic journey and his bravery. To call Orpheus not a hero because at the end of his journey he did not win in getting...

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This journey initiated by Athena is to spark Telemachus" growth into a mature man. ... This journey is Telemachus" "rites of passage" where after completing it he has learnt how to act as a man. ... Athena sends Telemachus on a journey, a "rites of passage". Telemachus is to journey across the sea to find news of his father. ... It is Athena's intention that this journey will teach Telemachus to be wise in his ways. ...

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- Athena then disguises herself as Telemachus himself and sets out to town to collect men to go with Telemachus in his journey. ... He has the courage to do so in his journey to Pylos and Sparta. ... He is a favorite of the goddess Athena, who often sends him aid, but Poseidon, his enemy delays his journey to return home. ... He despises Odysseus for blinding his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, and constantly puts obstacle in Odysseus journey back home. ... She keeps Telemachus's journey secret from Penelope. ...

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His duty fulfilled, Odysseus could now begin his journey towards his home. ... On their journey home, Odysseus and his men landed on the island of Aeolus, the god of the wind. ... In many of the epics, a hero would be aided by a god yet would have another against them to make their journey more difficult. ... Although Athena gave Odysseus an immeasurable amount of help, his journey home wasn't so easy. ... Poseidon held a grudge against Odysseus, but the god only wanted to make his journey more difficult, not impossible. ...

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The ancient gods and goddesses played a key role in the lives of heroes and ensured justice; this confirmed through Athena's role in Odysseus' journey home in The Odyssey. ... In the Odyssey, Athena encouraged Telemachus and led him into an expository discussion of the problems in the palace, sending Telemachus on a journey to the distant lands of Pylos, Nestor, and Sparta to search for his father. ... The interaction between the goddess Athena and the prince Telemachus created a domino effect in the story of The Odyssey, by sending Telemachus on his journey -not only to find his f...

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A hero is someone who can overcome trials and difficulties throughout their journey. ... In he's journey came fear, trials, misfortunes and achieving goals. ... Gilgamesh and Achilles are considered two of the greatest hero's that have taken a Hero's journey. ... Although he is not granted what he was seeking, he still has a positive journey, by learning the true meaning of life from, Utnapishtim, the god who was granted immortality. ...

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Like epics in the classical literary sense, the movie focuses on a heroic character and his journey upon which the large number of people depend. ... This is the milestone that sets the movie into the second stage of conflict, which is when the hero's journey begins. ... The storytelling is very straightforward, single-layered and fast-paced with its complete focus on describing another victorious journey of the great Perseus rather than guiding the viewers to a story of how a demi god, who wants to be an ordinary fisherman, tries to conquer the most terrified monster that even gods fear ...

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When Odysseus and crew were at the house of Circe, she told him what dangers there were going to be one his journey. ... "But let us plan to start the long-suffering Odysseus on his journey homeward. ...

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This emotional journey is seamlessly captured in Euripides "Medea", whereby the struggle against a passionate heart and a mind riddled with despair destroy a once contempt women. ... By doing so, she embarks upon a journey that swiftly moves from love, to blind hatred and revenge. ...

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The drama Oedipus Rex starts off with the plague, which is happening in the city of Thebes. As Thebes's King, Oedipus has to solve this plague. However, by soling this plague, Oedipus finds his origin and his background of where he came from. And here it comes the plot of the dramatic conflicts of t...

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The drama Oedipus Rex starts off with the plague, which is happening in the city of Thebes. As Thebes's King, Oedipus has to solve this plague. However, by soling this plague, Oedipus finds his origin and his background of where he came from. And here it comes the plot of the dramatic conflicts of t...

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The episode that I decided to pick from The Odyssey as my example of tragedy is the story of Agamemnon's death at the hands of his wife, Clytemnestra, and Aegisthus and his son Orestes avenging his death by killing his mother and Aegisthus. The story is actually told to Telemachus from Menelaus when...

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The drama Oedipus Rex starts off with the plague, which is happening in the city of Thebes. As Thebes's King, Oedipus has to solve this plague. However, by soling this plague, Oedipus finds his origin and his background of where he came from. And here it comes the plot of the dramatic conflicts of t...

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As the story of his life unfolds in The King Must Die, Theseus develops from a passionate youth who had a small grasp of life to a reserved and knowledgeable king. Although some of his outlooks have changed, he possesses many of the same characteristics all throughout his life - honor, the understa...

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The Golden Rule of Civility In the epic of The Odyssey, Homer explores a variety of different themes that heavily influence Odysseus" quest to return home and re-claim his throne as the rightful King. These themes are prevalent throughout the story and they significantly affect the fate of the ent...

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The Greek and Roman spirit influenced the book Aeneid in many ways. Virgil made Aeneas' behavior such that he fully qualified to be called a Roman hero. Aeneas reflected very few Greek traits. He was very much the "Roman hero." Greek heroes were very different from Roman heroes. Will Durant, author ...

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Superman's immortality also identifies him as a god as well as his biblical journey of separation, initiation and return Much of mythology is focused on male representation, however some notation is given to female heroines, with much focus on their actions rather than their everyday existence. ...

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