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Epic Heroes Spiderman, Superman And Iron Man

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What is a hero? Music, literature, and media all represent the hero as a perfect human being. Spiderman, Superman, and Iron Man are all modern day examples of superheroes. Within epic poetry, we also see heroes. Surprisingly, epic heroes share many characteristics with modern superheroes. All epic heroes surpass others in strength, courage, appearance, and determination. The major difference that is seen in epic heroes when compared to modern day heroes is that epic heroes are noble and rich. Often times, in movies we like to glorify the everyday person because we can relate to them. However, epic poetry takes a completely different point of view. An epic hero is defined as “a brave and noble character in an epic poem, admired for great achievements

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