A Hero's Journey: A Short Analysis Of Greek Myth

The story begins with the birth of the beast. During and after the birth of the beast, he was under stress, so therefore, he cried. The world seemed as if it were falling apart. The water crashed violently against the sandy shores, stones cracked, houses were shaken, and fences had fallen down. Daeira, the mother who had given birth to this beast, had resided in the underworld with Persephone and Hades willingly. However, because she gave birth to her son in the underworld, and because the beast cried, fussed, or screamed, he caused a violent earthquake that shook the whole earth. It made everyone aghast, as most people had never been trembled physically so violently in their lives before. It had even startled Zeus, who is the beast’s father who had been with Daeira and resided in Mount Olympus as he reigns over the land beneath him. Now, that is the beginning of the story, as the story made a flashback to when Zeus first met Daeira, and fell in love with her. Throughout the little time they were with each other, the beast creation story has a dynamic

She taught Zeus to be himself by not being prideful, mostly for him to receive her love in the end. Being prideful is not a good thing at all, and throughout Zeus’ life in all greek mythology, pride is what he had always struggled with. It’s a strenuous task to change for the better and to be more humble, but Zeus did it in the name of love. He was teachable as he took her advice and applied it. He may have just done so to receive her affection, but after he left the underworld, her teaching resided with him for the rest of his days. He had learned to be humble with his power and strength which was something that had always needed to be worked on since the day he defeated the titans, ruled Mount Olympus, and than became more powerful than ever before. Through his efforts to be humble and to be himself, he eventually earned the gift of love, and a