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Targets: Defining what a hero is using the knowledge from “The Power of Myth” and “The Illiad ”

Targets: Defining what a hero is using the knowledge from “The Power of Myth” and “The Illiad ” Modern conceptions of heroes Compare and contrast Achilles and Telemachos. What is a hero?. List qualities of a hero: Brave Determined Loyal Trusting Dedicated Selfless. Focus

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Targets: Defining what a hero is using the knowledge from “The Power of Myth” and “The Illiad ”

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  1. Targets: Defining what a hero is using the knowledge from “The Power of Myth”and “The Illiad” Modern conceptions of heroes Compare and contrast Achilles and Telemachos

  2. What is a hero? • List qualities of a hero: • Brave • Determined • Loyal • Trusting • Dedicated • Selfless • Focus • Sacrifice • Leader • Morals • Ambitious • Courageous

  3. Our Definition • Someone who displays an act of courage and is determines to accomplish challenging deeds and they are admired for that deed by others. Superheroes Regular people

  4. Types of Heroes • Heroes that are forced into situations without preparation • Jump into the unknown • Thrown into the adventure • Come back changes

  5. Types of heroes • Destined to be a hero • Sees his or her purpose • Has time to prepare • Ready for the challenge • Often already expected to do greatness

  6. Achilles

  7. What heroic actions did Achilles take? • Achilles own super power was his invulnerability from being dipped into the River of Styx, but his heel was not covered • Known as the strongest warrior on the Greek side • Even though he was destined for death, he went into the war as the strong warrior he was and fought of his people • Without Achilles, the Greeks were at a huge disadvantage • Achilles eventually defeated his biggest enemy, Hector, giving the Greeks the upper end in the war • Lead his people to the defeat of Troy • Died fighting for his troops freedom from the war

  8. How is Achilles a hero? • Brave: Went into war knowing he was going to die • Determined: wants to destroy anyone who did him or his people wrong and end the war with the Greeks as the winners • Sacrificial: sacrificed his life in battle for the Greeks and risked his life to kill as many Trojans as possible • Ambitious: desire to kill Hector, the most powerful Trojan, and succeeded and as a result Greece gained control in war

  9. Telemachos

  10. What heroic actions did Telemachos take? • He sacrificed his life to find and help his father, the leader of Ithaca • Goes to find Odysseus for his mother’s sake • Rarely backs down from a challenge he is faced with • Even though told not to go by his maid/servant and indirectly his mother, Telemachos holds his ground and is determined to retrieve his father. • Stands in front of the suitors telling them what he is planning to do and goes through with his plans regardless of the negative inputs he received. • Over takes the suitors

  11. How is Telemachos a hero? • Determined to get his father back • Loyal to his family • Sacrifices his life for his father’s life and his mother’s happiness • Leads his troops to rescue a very important person, Odysseus • Courageous when deciding to leave home and venture into the unknown

  12. Achilles’ Heel

  13. Works Cited "Achilles: He Was a Perfect Hero in Every Way, Almost..." That's Greece. n.p., n.d. Web. 03 Apr. 2014. <http://www.thatsgreece.com/info/mythology-heroes-Achilles>. "Achilles." Online Image. Wikipedia. n.p. n.d. 3 Apr. 2014.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Achille>. "Heroes."Online Image. The Modern Man. n.p. n.d. 4 Apr. 2014. <http://www.google.com/ url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&u act=8&docid=XDFe1Gayp6PC9M.... Moyers, Bill. "The Hero's Adventure." The Power of The Myth. By Joseph Campbell. New York: Doubleday, 1988. 27-29. Print.

  14. "Superheroes."  Online Image. Glogster. n.p. n.d. 3 Apr. 2014. <http://c85c7a.medialib.glogster.com/media/67/673cf6e1f40d54c5f8ce1dfa03afc38e7401 ef9b818731c2342bccb.... "Superheroes." Online Image. Tvtropes. n.p. n.d. 4 Apr. 2014. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/ pmwiki.php/Main/SuperHero. "Telemachus." Encyclopedia Mythica. 2014. Encyclopedia Mythica Online. 4 Apr. 2014 http://www.pantheon.org/articles/t/telemachus.html. "Telemachus." Online Image. Chess. n.p. n.d. 4 Apr. 2014. <"http:// www.chess.com/ members/view/Telemachus-of-Ithaca>.

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