Classical Studies 2200 Final: Classics Chapter 10 Reading Notes.docx

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2200
• Professor: Aara Suksi

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The heroic pattern hero is born in an unusual (or unnatural) fashion, faces terrible danger as an infant, has two fathers one divine real one, and a human father figure from whom he faces threats, demonstrates powers, and upon reaching adulthood goes on a quest/adventure on this adventure, the hero is usually isolated from other humans, must partake in a battle, confront the divine powers, and then finally descend into the underworld from which the hero will return a changed man. Early life: perseus"s mother danae was imprisoned in a tower by her father, zeus came in the form a rain shower and impregnated her, when perseus is born, danae"s father puts both him and his mother on a boat and ships them off, zeus protects them and they end up on an island where perseus is taken in and raised be yea fisherman, the fisherman"s brother then king polydectes desires danae and to protect her,