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Heroic Types
Hero's Journey
Hero's Journey
Archetypes
Archetypes
100
Mom, Dad, Uncle, Sister are this type of hero
What is personal?
100
Somewhere along the journey, a hero must atone with whom?
Who is the father?
100
A hero usually meets with this during his trial, which is intended to take him off his task.
What is a temptress?
100
This archetypal setting often represents paradise.
What is the garden?
100
These archetypal characters often provide comic relief.
What is the innocents?
200
A hero that suffers from hubris is this type of hero.
What is tragic?
200
When a hero receives the call to adventure, he usually responds this way.
What is refusal
200
When the hero accepts his call to duty he must cross this.
What is the threshold
200
Gandalf, from the Lord of the Rings, is this archetypal character.
What is the great teacher or mentor?
200
This archetypal character is not necessarily evil, but often protects the villain.
What is the ogre/dragon/monster?
300
Firefighters, police, soldiers, and teachers are this type of hero.
What is local?
300
When a hero refuses the call, he is often offered this by a mentor.
What is supernatural aid?
300
When the hero becomes god-like this is called:
What is apotheosis?
300
This archetypal character is unexpected to win.
What is the underdog?
300
This archetypal character serves as a contrast to the hero.
What is the double?
400
Gilgamesh, Beowulf, and Odysseus are this type of hero.
What is epic?
400
When the hero is thrust into the unknown, it is known as this phase of the departure.
What is the belly of the whale
400
Another word for the hero's journey is
What is the monomyth
400
This archetypal setting symbolizes the passing of time or crossing of borders
What is the river?
400
This archetypal character is blamed for everything!
What is the scapegoat?
500
Superman, Batman, Captain America, and Spiderman are this type of hero.
What is other-worldly?
500
Who is credited with the theory of the Hero's Journey
who is Joseph Campbell?
500
The theory of the hero's journey is based upon this theory by Carl Jung.
What is the collective unconscious?
500
A hero often delves deep into him or herself in this archetypal setting.
What is a cave or tunnel?
500
This archetypal setting often represents new life.
What is the fountain?