Gilgamesh
This person is the winner of the fight between Gilgamesh and Enkidu
Who is Gilgamesh
This archetype is described as a larger-than-life character that often goes on a type of journey and demonstrates the qualities and abilities valued by their culture.
What is The Hero
This person is the man who created the idea of The Hero's Journey
Who is Joseph Campbell
This character comes from Mesopotamian mythology and has an epic named after him.
Who is Gilgamesh?
What is Finding Nemo
This person wanted to marry Gilgamesh but was turned down
Who is Ishtar
This archetype is either a human or an animal that is manifested as an object or individual that is blamed and sacrificed for whatever is wrong with society
What is The Scapegoat
This book was written by Joseph Campbell
What is The Hero with a Thousand Faces
This real life person is a famous psychologist believed the person we project to the world, is our persona. However, in our psyche, we have dominant archetypes of the self, the shadow, the anima and animus.
Who is Carl Jung?
This story follows an orphaned boy and his journey to defeat his fated arch-nemesis with the help of a magical force.
What is Harry Potter
This person was created as a direct rival to Gilgamesh, meant to take him down
Who is Enkidu
This archetype is when two individuals fall deeply in love with one another and enter an ill-fated love affair that is doomed by the stars and they cannot be together.
What is The Star-Crossed Lovers
In Star Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi can be described as
What is The Mentor/ Assistance
This character from the epic of Gilgamesh is often referred to as very wise and fits a mother figure archetype.
Who is Ninsun
A young boy is framed with his father's murder and goes into exile, only to come back and reclaim what is rightfully his
What is The Lion King
This protector of the cedar forest is eventually killed by Gilgamesh after being persuaded by Enkidu
This archetype is when the hero or heroine, before their quest, must complete a type of training or participate in a ceremony.
What is The Initiation
This word is considered to be a synonym with The Hero's Journey
What is a monomyth
This person was once king of multiple sections of Mesopotamia. Given the name "King of Sumer and Akkad"
Who is King Hammurabi?
This story follows a young man and his attempted escape from the underworld only for his father to constantly stop him along the way
What is Hades (the game)
What is one of the wild bull and one of the falling mountain
This archetype is when the hero or heroine has to complete a duty such as saving a kingdom or winning the fair lady.
What is The Task
These 3 phases are considered to be the main phases of The Hero's Journey
What is departure, initiation, and the return
These are the names of the 3 phases of Mesopotamian occupation.
Who are the Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assryians
This story follows a group of people with special abilities as they work to defend what is important to them.
What is The Guardians of the Galaxy