Hero's Journey
______ as well as characters can go through the Hero's Journey.
Real people.
Gawain takes this on the third day.
A green sash.
World where the Viking gods live.
Asgard
What does the eagle symbolize?
Odysseus
Odysseus will always choose...
Violence
The Hero's Journey is seen throughout all ______ and _______.
Cultures and time periods.
A hit for a hit with one year before the second blow is given.
Siegfried's Call
Going to work for Regin.
3 of Odysseus's Trials
Sirens, Scylla, Charybdis, Polyphemus (cyclops), Poseidon, Calypso, suitors, Lotus flowers, Circe, Helios, etc.
What is Odysseus's Call?
To find a way home
First 4 steps of the Hero's Journey in order.
Status Quo, Call, Mentor, Trials.
How did Arthur get his first sword?
He forgot Kay's sword for the tournament and drew the Sword from the Stone.
Siegfried's plan to kill Fafnir.
Dig a pit, lay in wait, stab the dragon as it crawled over.
What is a hamartia?
A fatal flaw
How does Penelope test the suitors?
Test of the bow; shoot an arrow through axes
Last 3 steps of Hero's Journey in order.
Who first chooses to play the Green Knight's game?
Arthur
Siegfried's emotional change from beginning to end.
Transformation.
Odysseus's Transformation
Less weepy, more angry. His violence grows as he gets home and sees what the suitors have done until Athena physically stops him.
How does Odysseus kill the first suitor?
Arrow through the chin while he takes a drink
The other name for the Hero's Journey.
Monomyth
Why does Gawain play the Green Knight's game?
It is a disgrace for Arthur to defend himself and the Code of Chivalry demands he do it.
Explain Ragnarök.
Loki would release Fenrir who would destroy the world, Yggdrasil (the World Tree) would be flooded, and all life would die but would eventually be reborn.
Theme of The Odyssey
Violence is human nature; violence is hard to end
Give one example where Odysseus does not choose the most violent route.
Lotus eaters; fight with Irus