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Understanding Mythology and
Legends for Middle School Language
Arts/Humanities Students
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Click on young Hercules to return to the previous slide.
Click on Excalibur to return to home slide.
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Why think about the
Journey of the Hero?Many great minds throughout history have
studied what it means to be a hero.
From the beginning of time, people have told fantastictales of mythology, legends, fairy tales, and fables to
help explain the origins of existence, the world, and our
surroundings.
These tales also help try to explain why people behavethe way they do, and explain their actions and deeds.
Sowhat does it mean to be a
hero?
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Defining the Journey of the
Hero In the Journey of the Hero, there are
specific characteristics or traits that define
this story or narrative. You might be surprised to find out that
many of your favorite books or movies
follow this story plotline or path.
The hero/heroine is not just doing
something for personal survival, but for
others.
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Some Key Terms:Some Key Terms:Click on the graphic to learn more about that term orClick on the graphic to learn more about that term or
phrase.phrase.
MythologyHero
Quest
Arc of the Hero Cycle
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What is Mythology? A man named Joseph
Campbell spent years thinking
about what makes a hero a
hero, and why we as humans
seem to need heroes in ourstories and cultures.
Based on his work, we have a
greater understanding of what
characteristics mythology and
legends have throughoutcultures and history.
To watch a film about Joseph Campbell:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=227781013595028167deo.google.com/videoplay?docid=227781013595028167
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QuestA quest is a journey in search of something,an object, or goal, or an idea, (such as
peace).It is usually long and difficult.
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HeroThe main character leaves his or hercommunity to go on an adventure,
performing deeds that bring honor to thecommunity(Herz and Gallo 121).
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Journey of the Hero
On the Edge of Greatness!
Click here to go to
Part I: Departure
Click here to go to
Part II: Initiation
Click here to go to
Part III: The Return
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Part I:
Departure/SeparationThe Call to Adventure
The hero is just living a normal life, and
receives some information that sends her off
to the unknown, usually in search of
something important, or saving something or
someone.
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Example
Help me,
Obi-Won
Kenobi,youre my
only hope.
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Departure/Separation
Refusal of the CallThe hero, at first, doesnt want to do the task
or deed he is asked to do; however,something unfortunate may happen to
him, even if its just regret and a life of
mediocrity.
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Example Hercules kills his wife and
children, due to madness
caused by Hera (she
caused a lot ofproblems). He would not
have gone on his quests
had it not been for this
tragedy.
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Departure/Separation
Supernatural Aid
The hero accepts the call, and encounterssome protective, mystical figure, often an
older person, who provides special tools,
knowledge, gifts, or weaponry to help the
hero in his tasks.
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Examples
Perseus receives a
helmet from Hermes.
Luke receives a light
saber from Obi-Won
Dorothy receives rubyslippers from Glenda
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Departure/Separation
Crossing of the First
ThresholdThe heroine must cross over into a world
that is strange and unknown to her.
Oftentimes there is a guardian or gate-keeper to guard the entryway.
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Example
Frodo Baggins must leavehis Shire home to go where
he has never been before.
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Departure/Separation
Belly of the Whale
The hero/heroine may not go over athreshold, but go through this process
instead
Transformation, or the hero is shaken
down, stripped of their former physicaland mental selves
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Example
When Dionysus, the
god of the vine in Greek
mythology, was a baby,Hera sends hungry
Titans to devour him.
Hestia, goddess of thehearth, saves him and
he is reborn.
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Part II: InitiationThe Road of Trials
The hero is now on his way. Hes been
transformed, or crossed the threshold to a
new and strange world. Now, he begins to
encounter obstacles (people, objects,
monsters) that hinder his path, and he
must conquer all. There is usually unseenhelp (from a god/goddess, or other
mystical being).
The Twelve Labors of HerculesThe Twelve Labors of Hercules
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Example
In the Chinese legend of
Mulan, she must learn to
fight and train as a
soldier, proving her
stamina and worth.
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Initiation
Meeting of the Goddess/God
On the road, the hero may meet a woman
with whom he will have a unique bond.The woman may be his mother, sister, or
another goddess, but through her, he
receives support and energy. If its a
female heroine, a male figure will be
present.
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ExampleIn the Lord of the
Rings trilogy,
Galadriel guides
Frodo andprovides him with
a token of
protection.
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Initiation
The TempterSomeone who tries to get the hero
distracted from his or her mission, or their
quest; usually offers comfort, fun, riches,
love, money, etc.
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ExampleCalypso does her best to
keep Odysseus by her
side, and prevent him
from his journey home.
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Initiation
Atonement with the Father
The central character may meet a father
figure character they must confront. Thisperson is of high authority. Sometimes
the father figure may be an ideal that the
person holds as the ultimate authority.
http://changingminds.org/disciplines/storytelling/plots/hero_journey/atonement_father.htm
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Example
When Darth
Vader confesses
to Luke Skywalker
that he is Lukes
father.
Luke isnt toohappy about that.
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Initiation
ApotheosisApotheosis means the highest point of
glory, power, or importance. It may alsomean the transformation into a deity,
meaning a human becomes an immortal
god or goddess.
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Example Apotheosis occurs
when Gandalf the
Grey transforms to
Gandalf theWhite.
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Initiation
The Ultimate Boon
Boon means a gift or favor, or something
that works like a blessing or benefit.
This is the prize that the hero set out to
get, and transforms his character.The hero is now ready to accept this,
meaning, he can handle it now.
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Example
Perseus manages
to get Medusa to
part with herhead
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Part III: The Return
The Refusal of the ReturnWell, things are pretty wonderful in the new
world the heroine has discovered, and shemay not want to go back to her normal
existence. This is the fulfillment of the
promise and oath of the quest
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Example In the Disney
version of
Hercules,
Hercules findshimself liking
some of the glory
and fame he finds
as a half-mortal.
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The Return
The Magic FlightThere is a desperate, exciting, and usually
high-speed chase back home with the
boon.
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Example In Bill and Teds
Excellent
Adventure, our
protagonists maketheir way back
home in the nick
of time in a phone
booth.
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The ReturnRescue from Without
The hero is saved from one final obstacle
from a surprise source. It may be
someone he knows, or not. Sometimes the
plucking from disaster comes from a
god/goddess.
The phrase from without means fromwithout knowledge, or really, with
surprise!
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Example SpoilerAlert!At the end of
Prisoner of
Azkaban, Harry is
saved by a griffon,whom he
encountered
previously in the
plot.
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The Return
The Crossing of the Return Threshold
The hero/heroine returns to the real world.
Sometimes there is one more obstaclethat is a remnant of the quest that also
enters this world, and the hero must
confront one more problem before the
journey comes to a close.
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Example Luke must
confront Darth
Vader one final
time
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The Return
Master of Two WorldsThe hero feels comfortable in both the world
of the divine and the world of humans.
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ExampleSpoilerAlert!
At the end of
Disneys version
of Hercules,Megara and
Hercules decide
to live on Earth,but are welcomed
with the
Immortals, too.
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The Return
Freedom to LiveThe heroine gives the boon to her fellow
man, and the story comes to resolution.
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ExampleSpoilerAlert!
And they lived
happily ever
after!
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Resources/Image Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/
http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/images/2007/08/08/hero_2.jpg
http://www.arnoldbocklin.com/ab_medusa.htm http://ll-images.veoh.com/image.out?imageId=user-NPTFlea13.jpg
http://z.about.com/d/ancienthistory/1/0/U/F/PerseusHat.jpg
http://www.mjtstages.com/summer.php