Folk hero

Dunkirk Sometimes an event is called miraculous when there is no way anyone could survive under those circumstances that Dunkirk was. Let alone a very large amount of people like at Dunkirk and those seamen in The Finest Hours. Dunkirk was a piece of hell. It will be mentioned that survival was enough at one point in the movie. That fact was agreed with by the British citizens and even the newspapers. One of the British citizens, a man, who took a boat out to help like many others were…

To be perceived as a Hero, one must have many qualities, qualities in which he or she must use for the greater good of others, rather than oneself. In the Epic story of the Aeneid written by Virgil, Aeneas is a prime example of portraying the qualities one needs to be a hero, exhibiting courage and noble qualities. Being successful doesn’t come easy for Aeneas, but through his display of virtuous mannerisms and help from the Gods, he integrates himself with family, his nation, and his Gods.…

Many of us today have people we look up to. Someone you consider to be your hero. It may be because of their courageous traits or their admirable characteristics, like a fireman or maybe even your dad. Similar to our current reality, greek mythology also presents us with many heroes that can win your affections, or leave you with animosity. Although the Greeks often valued different traits in heros than we do today. They often just saw someone for their family background or affiliations with the…

the same three phases of being a hero. Hercules is about a boy that was taken from the gods, and forced to become a human at birth. He still has special powers like his strength, and when he finds out he is adopted he goes to find his father Zeus. He has to prove himself a true hero to become a god again. Hercules is just one example of how hero’s follow Joseph Campbell’s three phases of being a hero. In the departure phase, as outlined by Joseph Campbell, a hero will first realize he is…

A mighty hero who was tempted by the act of heroism. Odysseus was a great hero, he has a lot of strengths, weaknesses, and conflicts along the way. Even though it seems as if we should start with the weaknesses, we will start with his strengths. Odysseus has various strengths. “He fought bravely in the Trojan”(Homer), you can't say many mortals did that. Odysseus had to prepare his men for the sirens. Even though all he had to do was simply go around. Although he has many strengths, he also…

Similarly, a hero knows how to turn everything bad that has happened to them into a lesson that they can use in the future. This is called a growth mindset, or in Johnny's case, a growing heart. As a matter of fact, Johnny's heart has grown so big and strong that he…

term hero or heroism would mean many different things to many different people. To a child, a hero may be Superman, to an anti-American, Osama bin Laden may be a hero, to an aspiring astronaut, perhaps Neil Armstrong comes to mind. From my perspective a hero is simply one who selflessly stands out from the crowd in a way that positively impacts another. An example may be an individual that witnesses a tragic event that takes time to offer assistance in any way they can. However, a hero can…

In shakespeare’s play Henry V, King Henry delivers his Saint Crispin’s day speech before he leads England into battle against the overpowering French army. King Henry V overhears some of the men in his army talking about their disadvantage in the battle. He calls the entire army’s attention before delivering his most famous speech which demonstrates his ability to make all of his men feel valued and equal, despite the fact that they come from various social classes. In the following three…

even sports players. These people are more realistic heroes that we look up to today. That is why in fictional stories such as, Beowulf and Batman, heroes are needed to defeat evil, but in society today, they have no use. Beowulf is the ultimate hero of his kingdom, he is looked up to as the almighty powerful savior. Even though,…

Radisq, the water fae prince encounters his mate, a fire fae prince on his hundredth birthday celebration, a mating completely unheard of. Sure, the water fae were a very tolerating lot, seeing their true mates as a blessing from the gods but the fire fae had never had a mating outside of their kind before. By the law of their species, on the hundredth birthday of every royal fae, the fae was to spend a year, touring the four kingdoms. However, for Prince Radisq, it would be his first journey…