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(5 pp) What we will do in this discussion is see
how two mythic heroes, Achilles and Odysseus
compare to each other as they move through the
mythic hero's journey. Annotated bibliography
lists 6 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
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B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., November 2000 Introduction We are all living stories all the time, according to Jonathan Young (1998), a storyteller, author, teacher, and
psychologist . And the ability to see our lives in story terms is a fabulous mirroring experience. Young, also a Jungian scholar, encourages his audiences to dismiss efforts to
find the correct interpretation, and instead to take note of their feelings, watch where their fantasies go, and follow the natural flow of imagination. What we will do in this
discussion is see how two mythic heroes, Achilles and Odysseus compare to each other as they move through the mythic heros journey. Mythic hero
In order to understand how myth functions for these two characters of Homer, lets first consider what is a myth? Myth, according to Webster (1974) is "a
legendary narrative that presents parts of the beliefs of a people, or explains a phenomenon." Myth functions as a story format for the actions of what are called archetypes.
An archetype will be the role the character plays within the story. Examples of archetypes are: Creator, Caregiver, Fool, Innocent, Sage, Seeker, Orphan, Lover, Ruler, Destroyer,
Magician, and Warrior. During those times when we may not be able to relate to the character of a story, we can usually react to the role, or the
archetype. It is thought that, it is the feeling of the archetype, that helps us, through the use of our own imagination, to reassess our own personal history, form
new decisions, and possibly gather our own unique and fresh insights. This is one of the reasons that the Greeks could so relate to their heroes, particularly the two
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