Hero Journey

Hero- The founder of something new

Universal-Representaion of every man, characteristics everyone has

Unique- A special characteristic that sets you aside from everyone else

Major Flaw- The hero is special, but not perfect, their weakness

Call To Adventure- When the hero is given a goal or assigned a quest

Intiation- The entering of a strange world and leaving behind the familiar

Journey-The road of trials, battles and obstacles

Campanions And Friends- Sidekicks, partners, and supporters

Ultimate Battle- The final test given

Transformation- Hero is altered in some way after the final battle

Death /Rebirth-When they are out with the old and in with the new

Boon-Gift of renewal or a reward to be shared

Definitions:

Myth: A myth is a traditional or legendary story, it also explains a cultural life, and symbolizes human beings. It's any greek, or Egyptian story that is about mythological gods

Hero: A hero is a founder of something new, they model for human form and they must make tough decisions. Like for exapmle Hercules was a hero because he defeat Serbius.

Hero Journey: Hero journey is the road of trials, battles and obstacles. Its also when hero's accomplish big things and preform good deeds for their community. An example of a hero journey is when in Enuma Elish, when Marduck goes and fights Tiamat and defeats her.

Universal: Universal is a representation of every man, and it is also the big picture. An example of this is the myth about Atlas, when he has to hold up the world.

Archetype: Archetype is an old foundation, or also an original model. The egg myth with Pangu, saying that the earth was started by an egg.

Cyclical: Cyclical means re-accuring in a cycle, which means beginning with the same end. For example Ra the sun god, he rises the sun and sets everyday and gets reborn and dies every night and day.

Duality: Duality means two things as a whole, for example its like man and women, day and night, sun and moon, or light and dark ect.

Creation: Creation means its original bringing into the existence of the universe.

Cosmology: Cosmology means dealing with the cosmos, stars, and universe, like for example the Egyptian god Pangu, who created the earth and said it was an egg.

Life from Death: Life from death is the making of life out of something bad. Like in the myth of Osiris, Isis, and Horus when Set kills Osiris to try and become king

Matriarchal: Matriarchal is the foundation of female power, were the mother rules. For example like the story Enuma Elish, it starts out being in womens rule.

Patriarchal: Patriarchal is the foundation on male power, were the father rules. For example in the story Enuma Elish it ends with the men being in power.

Sacrifice: Sacrifice means the taking of life for better of others, or giving up something important for the greater good. For example like in the myth Ra, because he lives and dies every day so that the world can have sun.

Interpretation Essay

Sammy Leach
Interpretation essay
M1
18 September 2008
Daphne
You have herd of many different gods and goddesses, many of the goddesses being huntresses. Daphne is one of those independent huntress. You can look at Daphne in a natural, social, and Psychological way. When one day her world turns around. She was a huntress who ended up being hunted by Apollo, he had fallen in love with her. Unfortunately she did not love him. She ran and called for help from her father, who was the river-god, Peneus. As e result he turned her into a tree and Apollo took her, as a tree, and kept her.

Naturally, Daphne was a good huntress who was loved by Apollo but who did not love him. You could view her as tall and muscular women. Daphne carried bows and any other type of mighty huntress weapon. She was very conceded, because she did not want to be with another mortal or any male. She was very dedicated to being a huntress. To Daphne all that mattered was being a huntress and protecting her virginity; She looked at it as power. You could look at her as a mortal version of Artemis.

Socially Daphne was not making her father very happy. He wanted a grandson but she did not want to be with any man. She appreciated her virginity and hunting so much she was not willing to give her father a grandson. You could relate that to life because it would be like having to go through the difficulties of falling in love or getting hurt and also keeping your virginity.

Psychologically she was very much like any other women in many ways. She did not want to give her virginity to any man because she did not think they deserved it. She did not trust men, and today many women cannot really trust many of them.

You know about many gods and goddesses, and now you know about Daphne, another goddess of the woods. Now you can relate Daphne on a natural, social, and psychological level. You learn about hunters and find out they are often hunted themselves.