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Examples Of Archetypes In The Hero Myth

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Mario R. Hubilla III
Kaycee Abreu

The Hero Myth

THE CALL TO ADVENTURE 1.1

Percy and his class are on a field trip. He has a friend called Grover ( who turns out to be a satyr sent to look after him and a teacher he feels he can trust and who believes in him( who turns out to be the centaur, Chiron)
Outside of the museum Percy gets into a fight with the local bully and ends up knocking her down with water from the fountain, although no one really understands what has happened. This is a manifestation of Percy’s powers. It turns out he is a Half-Blood-half-human and half Greek God.
Once half-bloods realize their heritage they begin to release a smell which is easily detectable by monsters which are scouring the world to hunt down and destroy …show more content…

The choice of which he will decide is either he will be going back to high school and living with his mother or spending it in training in camp Half-Blood.
Archetypes in the Hero Myth

Hero - Percy Jackson, the hero of the book, comes across as every kid you'd ever meet or ever would. He's no brainiac (he has dyslexia and ADHD) but he has friends who are. But he is courageous and clever, stubborn and loyal. He is the best he can be, and he's getting even better.
Shadow - Zeus is the God of the sky and leader of the Olympians. He has an awful temper, so don’t get on his bad side. He controls the weather and everything in the sky. His symbol of power is a master
Mentors – Chiron, Percy’s teacher is someone that gives advice on what he should do and what parts of training Percy should undergo before proceeding with the quest.
Herald – Percy’s ADHD (the ability to read Greek characters), while Percy is in his class, he noticed that the characters were just simple ABCs to him and that gave him the idea after talking to Chiron that he is a Demi-god
Threshold guardians- The three old ladies and Mrs. Dodds, were the Heralds for they always interrupt or get in the way of Percy’s mission to save his mother and to prove his …show more content…

Percy, on the other hand wants to find the lightning bolt to save his mother from death.

Reaction on Modern Greek Mythology

Modern Greek mythology is one of the finest arts you can find in the 21st century, it has been the point where students and scholars study it in order to have a good look at its beauty and popularity. Greek mythology in the modern times had influenced people so much that it became somewhat of a lifestyle where people adapt the way the gods and goddesses look and act based on books and stories from the past. We can tell that people use Greek designs as well on drawing up plans for buildings as well as interior and exterior design.

Thousands of years have passed since the creation of these stories and up until today, people still admire its beauty and uniqueness through fashion and design. Also, it peeks our curiosity on how people back then have created such art that scholars until today still can’t find solid proof on how it all

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