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Stories
100

The hero leaves his/her known world.

What is Departure/Separation?

100
The hero is brought into the journey to experience change.
What is Initiation & Transformation?
100
The hero comes back.
What is Return?
100

A person, often at the threshold, who provides assistance to the hero.

What is an ally?

100
The archtypical hero's journey written by Homer.
What is The Odyssey?
200
An invitation to the hero to go on the adventure.
What is the Call (to adventure)?
200

The hero experiences increasingly difficult tasks, often persuading him/her to do wrong.

What are Trials (Tests, Enemies, and Ordeals)?

200
The hero returns to the _____ world again.
What is known?
200
The most important helper who keeps the hero focused and stable during the journey.
What is the Mentor?
200
ZaZu is a threshold guardian to Simba in this movie.
What is The Lion King?
300
The hero crosses over this to the journey; it is the "jumping off" point.
What is the Threshold?
300
The hero faces this most difficult challenge alone.
What is the abyss?
300

The hero returns with this.

What is a gift/Elixir?

300
A gift, often magical, given to the hero to help him/her through the journey.
What is a talisman?
300

George Lucas followed the hero's journey pattern in this movie.

What is Star Wars?

400
A person, being, situation that protects then releases the hero.
What is a threshold guardian?
400

The Character hero has to battle and defeat to overcome the Supreme Ordeal.

What is The Shadow?

400
When the hero returns, he/she runs the risk of _________.
What is rejection?
400
This is another word for journey, to seek something.
What is a quest?
400
A person of noble qualities; a warrior; a main character.
What is a hero?
500
The hero may have had something taken away, something lacking in his/her life, something that is not permitted to him/her, or a need to restore honor.
What are forms of or reasons the hero is called?
500

The hero achieves a sense of peace & harmony; he/she is changed & balanced.

What is Reward/Atonement?

500
When the hero returns, he/she runs the risk of _________.
What is rejection?
500
A pattern, original model or prototype.
What is an archetype?
500
The known world to Odysseus?
What is Ithaca?
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