The Virtues
Those that practice this virtue are balanced in all areas of their lives
What is moderation?
This stage our hero is hesitant to begin his quest
What is the refusal of the call?
The name given Medusa and her immortal sisters
What are Gorgons?
Hero's always have these "qualities"
What are the virtues?
Tragic hero is always subject to this
Those that practice this virtue not only possess knowledge but they have the foresight to navigate their life with prudence, always making the right choices,
What is wisdom?
In this stage a wise, sage like figure illuminates our Hero
What is meeting of the mentor?
The name of Perseus' doomed grandfather
King Acrisius
This hero in popular culture never kills, that is one of his virtue
What is Batman?
A tragic hero always has this, Greek word
What is hamartia?
Those that practice this virtue are the opposite of foolhardy
What is courage?
The hero starts of in their "ordinary world" and their Hero's Journey concludes in this ordinary world; however, there is another world the Hero ventures into when they answer the call to adventure, what is the name of this "other world"
What is the underworld or special world?
This character was changed into forests, streams, and rock formations
What is Atlas?
What is the main difference, in character, between the traditional hero and the tragic hero?
What is
the tragic hero is more relatable than the traditional hero, the traditional hero is basically perfect?
This means exorbitant self-worth, in Greek
What is hubris?
Those that practice this virtue would make excellent supreme court judges
What is justice?
In this stage the hero is getting close to their "climax"
What is the ordeal?
These characters were jealous of Andromeda's beauty
What is the return of the elixir as it relates to a hero's reputation
What is that is the stage in every hero story when the society (ordinary world) is thankful to the hero and knows that the hero saved them?
The writers of tragic plays want the audience to feel this
Catharsis
The Greeks believed exercising the virtues is what made life worth living. What is the Greek word that most closely means happiness or flourishing?
What is eudaimonia?
The Hero's Journey is considered the monomyth because we can observe this story in most cultures and religions. However, there is one stage, towards the end of the Hero's Journey that is decidedly "western," which means it was influenced by what religion
What is Christianity and resurrection stage
Greek myths had specific functions in ancient Greece; they were essential to Greek life. Name the two functions of Greek myths.
What is to explain natural phenomena and what is to teach a message in order for their society to function?
The allies, tests, and enemies stage serve a specific purpose for the hero, what is that purpose
What is to help the hero overcome their struggles and become great?
Name one of the Greek dramatists and the European dramatist
What is Sophocles and Euripides?
What is Shakespeare?