Hero 3
In today's world we don't seem to have any heroes. You know this when you fail to see Bill Clinton's name on the top ten admirable people list. There was one time when people had lot of heroes such as Perseus, Daedalus, and Theseus. I believe that Perseus and Theseus are heroes, but I don't believe that Daedlus is a hero, because Deaedlus does not have the traits that make a character a hero. In Greek Mythology there are some traits that make a character a hero, this the way you know if a character is a hero or not. Perseus is a classic mythological hero because he has a lot of heroic traits. Most heroes have a human and a god parents, Perseus is son of Danae and a God. Their birth events are unusual, Perseus was born under very unusual birth. A God had to transform in to light to get in to the brass tower to be with Danae. Heroes also face a lot of evil in their childhood; king Acrisius sends Danae and Perseus out to sea with out food or drinkable water. He also grew up under an unpleasant king Polydices, who wanted to get rid of him and marry his mother. Perseus's heroic quest began when he gave king Polydecyes a promise he said' "I shall bring you the head of Medusa!"(Perseus, 118) Perseus's real identity was revil
ed when Heremes came to Perseus and said "Good day, Brother."(Perseus, 118) This is when Perseus finds out that his father is Zeus. Hermes came to help Perseus, to give him an amulet: a pair of flying shoes made by Athena. During his heroic quest Perseus also overcomes a human imperfection, when he resists dancing with the beautiful Nymph of the west. Still, Perseus gives a promise to meet them back. Because of this he feels like more of human then a god. Like other heroes Perseus had to go through a major conflict, he had to kill Medusa. I do not consider Deadelus a hero, because he does not have any of the heroic traits that make a character a hero. For example, Deadlus's both parents were humans. His childhood was not filled with evil or adventure or any kind of test. Deadalus was human by all account. He was an inventor, only because of Athena's inspiration. Daedalus was not noble like other heroes; once when his nephew invented a saw, Daedlus said to his nephew "But first we must go to Athene's temple to give thanks for we must go to Athene's temple to give thanks for this timely inspiration" (Daedalus, 118). In fear of becoming second best inventor in the world Daedalus pushed his nephew, Talos, of the cliff in the Athene's temple. If Daedalus were a true hero he would have killed Talos or keep it a secrete. Daedalus left Athens and went to Cre
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