Greek hero cult

In literature there tend to be many stories where a hero goes on a journey to save his beloved home and become the hero that he/she wants to be, but only in a few of those stories does the hero truly find out what kind of hero he/she really is. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain gets thrust into several daunting tasks and challenges and gets pushed to his edge with trying to preserve his life and uphold the honor of Camelot.A number of archetypal situations occur in Sir Gawain and the…

powerless. FInally,Even if they do not get anything back they do it for their people. If they don't get paid their reward is being able to help save their people. On pg. 16 the spirit said to Theseus ¨´´Oh Theseus, you have chosen to be a hero. You will be a great man.¨ This relates to to the quote on pg. 18 that stated ¨In other words, super heroes inspire us to be our better selves, to stand up for what's right-even if we get nothing in return.¨ The reward they get is being able to…

to believe that heroes are people who do something way out of the ordinary, or that heroes are famous celebrities, and maybe some sort of political figure, but the truth is that heroes can be around us in our everyday life, even in our household. A hero is a person that is willing to help you, and lend out a hand to someone, without asking for anything beneficial in return, even if it means having to put their life at risk. Heroes are people that do something positive for the world, heroes can…

Attack of the Mammoth Response The hero in this story is the boy, even though the boy is not the main character in the story he still exhibits the traits of the hero. He fights for good by killing the mammoth and he has otherworldly help in the form of his magical arrows and trousers. He also exhibits humility, in the story he doesn’t speak one word about how he had these magical powers, there was no mention of his capabilities and was purposely avoided by the rest of the villagers, and yet when…

The key quality for being a hero is...... (Discuss) A hero may be depicted to be brave, courageous and overwhelmingly bold. But all these magnificent qualities are under the ark of one word… Empathy is one of the major qualities of a being hero. For a hero to help people, they must be empathetic. Understanding the situation, can provide what the victim needs. Empathy is a world-renowned word that brings people together, an empathetic person can change anyone. Empathy is understanding which is…

Another big difference from the poem that can be seen in the movie is the portrayal of the main character, Beowulf. In the poem, Beowulf is shown to be a big hero to everyone around him. The movie shows Beowulf's heroism as an issue instead of being the solution. Although the movie follows the same storyline as the poem, they have different depictions of Beowulf's courage. To show the difference of Beowulf's courage in the poem and movie, Beowulf's enemy, Grendel must be described first. In the…

In the epic, Beowulf fights 3 different monsters. Each of these monsters symbolizes something different, attacks for different reasons, and gives Beowulf a different result from the fight. Each battle also progressively gets tougher for Beowulf starting from Grendel, then going to Grendel’s mother and then the dragon. Beowulf has a different mindset going into each battle and prepares for each in a different way. The first monster Beowulf encounters is Grendel, a ferocious demon-like creature…

The Last Kingdom, by Bernard Cornwell, is a historical fiction novel about a young man’s journey into adulthood. Beginning with the rather sudden death of his older brother, newly named Uhtred is forced to become the new heir of Bebbanberg and is taken to learn to fight the Danes. After he is captured and his father murdered by his captor, he is instructed by the Danes in the art of warfare and learns to lead his fellow warriors into battle. By the time he returns to the Saxons after Ragnar’s…

Having good character is generally admired in society and requires one to demonstrate certain traits, such as bravery, in order to obtain it. Bravery is having the strength to stand up for what is right despite of how fearful it may be. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, it is controversial whether or not bravery is proven to be the most important character within the novel. Bravery is a significant character throughout the text as it is essential to have when dealing with difficult…

In the story, Into Thin Air, by Jon Krakauer, the main character, who is Jon himself, makes one of the most tragic ascents of Mount Everest in history. Over the course of the Jon's story about his experience on Mount Everest, Jon starts to really show how much he grows as a person during one of the most difficult situations Jon has been in. But even though Jon grew a lot, he grew more loving than anything else because he started the journey with strangers, and because of their mutual love of…