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Heroic Cycle
Characterization
Vocab
Story Specifics
Popourri
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A seagull tells Theseus that he must pull the sword form the stone in this step of the heroic cycle
Call to adventure
100
"Being small for his age bothered him terribly for how could he become a great fighter and help his father against terrible enemies if he couldn't even hold his own against the village boys?"


Is this direct or indirect characterization?

Direct
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“In this stone was stuck a sword half-way up to its hilt; and a messenger had come from the oracle at Delphi saying that whoever pulled the sword from the stone was a king’s son…”


A kind of fortune teller. Someone who predicts the future.


100

This color sail was supposed to be used if Theseus was victorious--if only he didn’t forget


White
100

This president appears on the half dollar


John F. Kennedy


200
For Theseus this step of the cycle includes Troezan, where he and his mother lived for most of the young hero's life.
Ordinary World or World of the Common Day
200

“Undoubtedly a dream,” he said to himself. “But the last dream worked. Perhaps this one will too.”

How is Theseus characterized in this quote?


He’s optimistic for the next day, confident in his ability.

200

Those who had to make the trip usually went by boat, preferring the risk of shipwreck and pirates to the terrible mountain brigands.


Gangs that ambush and rob in forests or mountains


200

Ariadne uses this object to lead Theseus through the Labyrinth


Magic Thread


200

This NBA player finished second in MVP voting for the 2016-2017 NBA season


James Harden


300
This step of the cycle is triggered when Theseus leaps off the cliff after Minos's crown. 
The Supreme Ordeal
300

“He bowed to the crowd and stuck the sword in his belt. The villagers were too stunned...He smiled, embraced his mother and set out on the long road to Athens.”

How does this quote characterize Theseus’s attitude towards crowds and attention?


He thrives on attention, loves crowds of people.

300

“Crete! … Oh, my dear boy, no, no…” and the old man fell to lamenting for it was in these days that Athens, defeated in war with Crete, was forced by King Minos to pay a terrible tribute.


To express grief


300

King Minos was ruler of this Greek island


Crete
300

Tom Hanks will play this friendly neighborhood Pittsburgher in an upcoming movie titled “You Are My Friend”


Mr. Rogers


400
When does Theseus experience the "Threshold Crossing -- 'Ressurection'" Step of the heroic cycle?
When he fights the Minotaur
400

What is Theseus’s attitude towards violence?


He seems unaffected by violent acts, and even seems to seek them out.


400

“The streets were so jammed no one could walk freely, but the King’s Guard kept a lane open from quayside to Palace.”


Area along bank of water, used for loading and unloading ships.


400

This is how Theseus finally defeats the Minotaur


He stabs the Minotaur with his own horn


400

This was the year that the Pittsburgh Steelers won their first Superbowl title


1975 (season ran from 1974-1975)


500
This "Elixir" is what Theseus brings back to the people of Athens.
Safety -- Theseus kills the Minotaur
500

How does Theseus characterize King Minos when trying to convince him to end the tribute?


He calls him a powerful king and a great general.


500

Bone cracked against bone as Theseus parried with his horn.


Ward off with a weapon. A counter-move


500

Sciron met this fate when Theseus outsmarted him on the road to Athens


He was eaten by man-eating turtles


500

This skyscraper tops the list as the tallest building in Pittsburgh


US Steel Tower