Greek hero cult

What is a hero? A hero is someone that wants to help people. I think a hero’s quality is leadership, positive thoughts, happiness and most of all bravery. Hero’s need to have confidence in themselves to help people, otherwise they can’t do anything. They need to be brave because they can’t be heroes if they are scared. If they are scared then they can’t accomplish anything. They need to be happy and brave at the sometimes, otherwise they won’t accomplish their mission. Heroes do not choose to…

Many themes are evident in the film Kingdom of Heaven. One of the more important themes is heroism within the film. The film began by showing how the hero in the film started off with hardship, but then continued to do good as a hero within the film. This film used martyrdom, equality of the people, and moral understanding to create this hero within the film. Martyrdom means to the characters in the film staying true to one’s self and doing what is right even if it means dying. This is first…

Being able to live by a moral code even if the ending is tragic, such is the life of a code hero. How does one know what the code entails? Hemingway stated that a code hero “Living correctly and ideally with honor, courage and misfortune, not matter how chaotic, stressful or painful the world might be.” Hemingway’s code hero never seems to win no matter how hard they embrace the code. In the novel the Old Man and the Sea Hemingway’s character Santiago is a old man who won't stop till he…

Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales introduces a total of twenty two characters in the Prologue, each with a small blurb describing appearance, temperament, and general personality. One of the most positively described and distinguished characters introduced is the Knight. It is obvious that Chaucer holds a high opinion of the Knight through his descriptions of the Knight’s chivalry, wisdom, and gallantry. Firstly, Chaucer describes the Knight’s overwhelming chivalry through describing his noble…

A hero is the light at the end of the tunnel. A beacon that shines hope in darkest of times. A sign that spells the meaning of the right thing. A symbol that represents the marvels in the world. A hero prevails as a person who is noted for courageous acts or nobility of character. While it is recognizable that Telemachus of The Odyssey by Homer is a hero, Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson surpasses Telemachus in his heroism and nobility by a landslide. Although people may believe Telemachus is…

Courage means doing something even if it can be difficult and fearsome. It's about taking risk in what will happen next and the outcome of it. In the story, The Crucible, it will show how some characters show their way of dealing with things. Also, you have to have courage to speak up. Arthur Miller exemplifies the meaning of courage by the characters in this story. If a person is willing to do something dangerous for example go in when their house is on fire and save people. Not everyone in…

Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, Gandalf plays the mentor archetype because he is full of wisdom, has experience from many treacherous journeys , and is a superb leader. The mentor archetype in the Hero’s journey (In this case, Bilbo’s hero's journey) is the hero or initiates teacher figure who often guides them through the journey by giving them advice, information, wisdom, etc. One of the many marks of a good mentor is experience, and in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, it is made known that Gandalf has…

Monster, Inc. is a Pixar’s movie that are based on two monster employees that are best friends with each other, the story are centered on their adventure in returning a children that accidentally come to the Monstropolis, the company they work for by scaring children in order to get energy. Despite being a movie that targeted young children as their viewers, some leadership characteristics can be learnt by watching this movie. Being a leader required you to have an open mind; to be aware of…

There is no doubt that John Henry's relentless attempt to dominate steel was the cause of his death, but through this story, Johns story, John showed that he would not back down . John henry was a hardworker and was the traditional "man of the house" whom provided for his family and was goal oriented. My favorite part of the story, under the paragraph, showed readers that Henry's goal to drive steel was not yet to be forgotten, even after his death. Although the captain warned John Henry about…

being a hero is. I agree with Ashe’s definition of a hero. A hero must not be concerned with glory, but instead focused on self-sacrifice. Heroism is putting others before yourself and showing courage when faced with a problem. A hero is a person who put others before himself, a person who saves lives and a person who gives hope to others. Sacrifice and love are the first two words that come to my mind when I think of heroism. It is merely impossible to have both unless you are a true hero. A…