Ignis's Hubris: A Narrative Fiction

“There was a bigfoot print outside my home” stated Jerry Crew, little did he know what an impact he made as the entire country searched for the big hairy creature known as Bigfoot. Bigfoot ( also known as a sasquatch or a yeti) are the big hairy ape-man with 800 pounds on ‘em These creatures have been seen in many cultures, each modified to their beliefs. For example, a Native American myth goes as a similar creature but it's terrorizing villages and in present American story goes as a hairy man-like thing living in the woods. For the last decade, many people have been searching for this monster which reflects our -thesis-

In Homer's epic, The Iliad, there are many great characters, both mortal and immortal. However, no characters seem to match the greatness and importance of Achilles, the mightiest of the Greeks and Hector, Trojan prince and mightiest of the Trojans. Although they are the mightiest of their forces, their attitudes and motives for the Greek-Trojan war are completely different.

Hubris is a very popular theme in Greek mythology. Hubris was a very important moral concept to the Greeks. Committing hubris was a very serious crime. Hubris is defined as having extreme pride or arrogance. Pride became hubris when it became all consuming or hurtful to others. Other actions that were seen as hubris were acting as if you were equal or more powerful than the gods, or trying to defy them. Hubris was a severe crime that deserved a serious punishment, and it was the downfall of many characters in ancient myths.

They finally let me out of there now my quest is to find a place to sleep,

Among the greek legends, a recurring factor appears in each play: a tragedy. One in particular, Sophocles’ play Antigone, reveals a familial curse lasting eternity, however, out of the damnation, a hero arises, a tragic hero. In essence, the tragic hero derives from the tragic cycle: olbos, hubris, phthonis, ate, and nemesis. In short, olbos is the prosperity or happiness that the protagonist finds himself in, whereas hubris is the excessive pride or defiance in the gods that he feels. The stage of phthonis is when the gods become jealous and angry deciding to pass a warning sign to the hero. This then leads into ate, a time when the hero ignores any warning signs due to reckless impulse. Nemesis then befalls the hero in a time of calamity

Many Professors Have studied bigfoot for many years. Along their jouney they have found Footprints that are not human. It would be impossible for a human to be that large. But not only professors go out looking for bigfoot, Civilians do to. Many eye witnesses have seen bigfoot around in the woods. As Once said “As Angelica opened up her eyes, she shuddered in fear at the massive animal that was holding her and fondling her body. I have been captured by a Bigfoot, she thought. The natives were right. There are Bigfoots in the jungles of Elysia. Her body stiffened as she tried to twist away and out of the imprisoning arms of the massive creature that was holding her capture” (Wilson).

Well it looks like I lost everyone… Well at least I got trackers on them so I can tell whos with who…*evil laughs*

Everyone at one point in their life has experienced hubris, or a great sense of excessive pride or self-confidence. Sophocles’ play, Oedipus the King, is about a man named Oedipus who becomes the King of Thebes for solving the Sphinx’s riddle and saving the town from the man eating beast. However, the gods are still very angry and the city is under great turmoil. The only way to cleanse the city is by solving the murder of former King Laius. In doing so, the play reveals Oedipus’ prophecy and the killer of Laius.

Somehow, Snake Eyes found out I’m still alive. They can’t track me down, so they’re going after the one person they know I care about to lure me out.

Found myself loitering over to my compeers, a strapping clan of cyclops that inhabited the island as well

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you, Aurora." I looked over to Nexus. "I'll come. Thanks for inviting me."

Hubris is defined by the Webster-Miriam dictionary as “Exaggerated pride or confidence” (Miriam-Webster Dictionary) in Oedipus the King, by Sophocles, In Oedipus The King, by Sophocles, the onslaught of pain assailing the protagonist is a result of his tragic flaw. Sophocles often used a characters’ flaw to alter or influence the outcome or future of the hero. Oedipus' hubris influences him to fulfill the oracle and further intensify his punishment from the Gods.

I quickly run to the Sinclairs, and give each and every one of them a hug. Uncontrollably, I begin to cry tears of happiness.

After another rather dramatic chase scene with Gritt the local cat, they finally arrived to my murders. I feel like I should be more angry at them, but by this point I’m over it.

Hearing some shuffling sounds, I pried my eyes open half-way, and saw Leo coming closer out of my peripheral vision. He motioned for me to scoot over, but being the lazy butt I was, I didn 't. Impatiently, he then grabbed my legs, pushed it off the bench, and crashed down heaving.