Structure
Hero's Journey
This giant creature has one eye. One of these monsters was famously tricked by Odysseus.
Cyclops
Goddess of beauty, love, desire, and pleasure. She is the daughter of Zeus and Dione.
Aphrodite
Known as the Greek's finest warrior during the Trojan War. His mother was a nymph who made him invulnerable except for one weakness.
Achilles
This mythological character is known for falling in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.
Narcissus
In this type of story, a protagonist starts with nothing and ends up having everything they could ever wish for. Think of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Rags To Riches
This creature has a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
Chimera
King of the Greek Gods
Zeus
This Athenian hero was known for his bravery and ingenuity in slaying the Gorgon Medusa.
Perseus
This mythological king of Thebes is best known for fulfilling a prophecy to kill his own father and then marry is own mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family.
Oedipus
These universal patterns often dictate the structure and characters of stories in literature and film. What are they called?
Archetypes
This creature grows two new heads any time one is cut down. Hercules famously battled this creature as one of his labors.
Hydra
Lord of the Underworld
Hades
The true king of Ithica and protagonist of The Iliad and The Odyssey. His skills with a bow were unmatched and this was how he proved himself over his wife's suitors.
Odysseus
In Greek mythology this devious tyrant was forced to roll a huge boulder up a hill for all eternity, making the task difficult and futile.
Sisyphus
In these stories, the protagonist must face a monster that is threatening the community.
Overcoming The Monster
These giant, winged creatures with the heads of women would call to sailors from the sea, beckoning them to their doom. Do not confuse with harpies.
Sirens
God of music, arts, knowledge, healing, plague, prophecy, poetry, manly beauty, and archery. He is the son of Zeus and Leto.
Apollo
Heracles (Hercules)
This central figure in tragedies by Sophocles and Euripides is best known for the complex people have where women want to marry their father.
Electra
In this type of story, the protagonist grows from childhood to adulthood. There is more to the evolution than simply aging.
Coming Of Age
With the head and torso of a bull and the body of a man, this creature patrols a great labyrinth.
Minotaur
Goddess of reason, wisdom, intelligence, skill, peace, warfare, battle strategy, and handicrafts. She was born from Zeus's forehead.
Athena
This Trojan prince was the greatest warrior of Troy. He led them in their defense against the Greeks. He died at the hands of Achilles.
Prince Hector
This Greek word refers to the soul, self, and mind.
Psyche