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Friday, December 21, 2012

Hero Myths Of Ancient Greece And Rome

     The Greeks had many ideas of what qualities a hero should have.  In The Adventures of Theseus, Theseus had courage to slay the evil Minotaur.  In Perseus and the Quest for Medusa's Head Perseus had the strength to cut off Medusa's head.
     Theseus had a lot of the characteristics of a Greek hero.  The most important of which is courage.  He had courage to kill the Minotaur and lead his people out of the labyrinth.  In the story the Minotaur was confused when Theseus faced him with that much courage because no one had faced him that way before.
     Greeks also thought that a great hero needed to have physical strength.  Perseus' physical strength and abilities helped him in hard times.  Perseus had to have the strength to chop off Medusa's big head.    Perseus had to have swung the sword pretty hard to get the head off the beast.
       The Greeks believed that a hero should possess great strength and no fear to complete a risky task.  They believed that with strength and courage a person could solve conflicts, fight beasts and enemies, and save innocent people.  Theseus and Perseus where courageous, and strong Greek heroes.

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