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| A traditional story of historic events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explains a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon. |
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| What characters make a traditional story a myth? |
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-A classic protagonist
-Classic Antagonist
-The hero
-the mentor
-the shadow
-multi-purpose archtypes
-the shape shifter
-tricksters |
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| Examples of classic protagonist: |
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| Examples of classic antagonist: |
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| Emperor in Star Wars and Agent Smith |
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| What kind of character is Xavier? |
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| What kind of character is Xavier? |
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| Examples of HEROES in literature: |
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-Three Musketeers
-Atticus Finch
-Oscar Shindler
-William Wallace
-Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
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| Who are the mentors in myths? |
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| The guides, counselors, and sages |
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| What is the job of mentors in myths? |
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| They offer advice to the hero |
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-Obi-wan
-oracle
-Gandolph
-Yoda
-Mr. Miagee
-Morpheous. |
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| What are the characteristics a HERALD has in myths? |
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(termed also as the sidekick)
-they travel with the hero.
-they either complete the journey or are lost during the journey
-they are a mirror to the hero. |
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| Who is the shadow in myths? |
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-A force of evil working against the hero
-The shadow can be the ultimate enemy or henchmen |
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| What are the Multi-Purpose Archetypes: |
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-the shapeshifter
-the trickster |
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| What are some characterstics of the Shapeshifter? |
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-changes physically or psychologically
-drastic change
-can cause temptation or confusion |
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| What are some characterics of the trickster? |
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They are the jesters and fools
-they create drastic change
-They are found in mythology of a plethora of cultures |
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| What are the archetypes of a hero? |
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-the innocent
-the orphan
-the warrior
-the martyr
-the wanderer
-the magician |
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A hero is someone who has given his or her life to someone bigger than his/herself.
-Joseph Campbell(The Hero Cycle) |
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| What does the hero cycle consist of? |
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1. The Departure
2. Initiation
3. Return |
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| What occurs in the departure? |
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1. The call to adventure
2. Refusal of the call
3. Supernatural aid
4. crossing the 1st threshold
5. The belly of the whale |
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| What happens in the initiation? |
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1. Refusal of the return
2. Magic flight
3. Rescue from without
4. Crossing return threshold.
5. Master of the two worlds
6. Freedom to live |
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| The hero is called to go forth on an adventure |
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| The hero is afraid, unwilling, prevented, and so refuses to go on the journey |
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| A mentor comes to the hero to guide them, or the hero finds a talisman item |
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| Examples of supernatural aids: |
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| Crossing the 1st threshold: |
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| This is when the hero actually takes a step into the new world of adventure |
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| The hero's darkest point. This is the time of fear of death and/or psychological transformation. |
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| examples of belly of the whale: |
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-frotto using the ring
-after neo finds out the truth |
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| The hero encounters a series of obstacles. There is a physical deed or a spiritual deed, that begins to set them apart. |
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| The hero encounters a God who helps or tries to stop them |
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| the hero is tempted by a figure to abandon their quest. |
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| the hero comes to reconciliation either physically or emotionally, withe parental figure |
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| the hero is raised to a higher, almost godlike status in the community |
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| the hero accomplished the goal, finds the items, slays the monster, that set them off on the journey |
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| how is apotheosis achieved? |
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| by accomplishment of the ultimate boon |
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| the hero cannot go bakc home with their boon |
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| the hero flees the enemy minions they have conquered. |
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| the hero is saved by companions/deity from their enemy |
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| Example of rescue from without: |
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| Trinity talking to Neo while in Matrix. |
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| Crossing return threshold: |
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| The hero leaves the magical world and returns home. |
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| the hero has conquered the new world and returns a hero to the old world |
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| the hero is physically and pshychologically ready to start a new life (and a new cycle) |
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