Did you know that it is not completely impossible to travel faster than the speed of light, As nasa researched that it could be possible do to the theory known as warp drive, but lettes not get carried away because that is not what i will be talking about . Instead i will be talking about the difference in characteristics in star war heroes and the traditional greek heroe. IN the movie Star Wars: the force awakens, the characteristics of the characters does not fit the attributes of a greek hero. IN the movie ray and fine saved the galaxy from the first order without a reward. which means their characteristics are different from a greek hero. IN the beginning of the movie when Poe Dameron asks fine “why are you helping me” and fines said “ it’s the right thing to do. this shows that fine is different because greek heroes will never change as long as they think that the bad they are doing is good. An example is Odysseus he …show more content…
In the movie Finn was a soldier working for Snoke the leader of the first order, He fought Kylo Ren without any special abilities given by greek gods with royal descent. This shows that Finn is different because he does not have special abilities on like Hercules who is known to be the strongest mortal even stronger than all the greek gods.
The force awakens movie ray earned the ability to use the force, although none of the greek heroes earn it they just simply got it through their royal descent of gods. A proof of this is how in the movie they selflessly defended Takodana from the first order. In the other hand, most greek heroes did not earn their powers, but instead they just got it and they abuse it and did other things considered wrong these days such as raping. Clearly you can see that ray and finn dont have royal descent which makes them different from the greek
A large part of being an epic hero is reflecting a trait from his society. In Greece, all of the people abided by the Xena Contract. It stated that all Greek people had to be very hospitable, and the
These heroes are Luke Skywalker and Siddhartha. Although there are some similarities between the heroes within Star Wars by George Lucas and Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, there are also many more differences. Siddhartha and Luke Skywalker are both have a calling in some way to their journey that leads them to becoming heroes. Siddhartha had a spiritual calling. He feels the calling in him to be a Samana.
Society believes that normal humans have flaws, but heroes are perfect beings. Homer’s myth The Odyssey, tells of a hero named Odysseus who is on a perilous journey home. Odysseus is a hero that Homer brings to life by giving him a fatal flaw that affects the course of his voyage. Admittedly, Odysseus is naturally witty, but on the contrary, he lets this power go to his head which results in him being overly arrogant.
Ever since childhood, people develop an image on what a true hero should be like. A considerable hero is someone who looks after their allies and makes rational decisions in tough situations. On the contrary, in the book, The Odyssey, Odysseus shows that not all heroes make the most reasonable choices. For instance, he is willing to sacrifice his own shipments in order to get back to Ithaca. Yes, it may be one of the best options considering the position they are in, but he was the reason why the crew is in that position in the first place.
The term hubris refers to the act of extreme pride in a foolish manner. Lastly, all the Greek heroes are decedents of the gods, whether it be one of the major gods or minor deities. Heroes have some form of divine relative that gives them an advantageous connection during the ancient Greek era. These traits merge together to create a traditional Greek Hero.
Introduction. Greek mythological heroes, and Roman mythological heroes share similar trades, however are different in many ways. These similarities and differences can be identified when looking at the means for the creation of a hero, and a hero’s life. This essay will discuse the similarities and differences in Roman and Greek heroes by anylysing the primary and secondary sources they feuture in respectively. Firstly will context be given, secondly the secondary sources in which the heroes feature, and lastly the spefic Greek and Roman hero will be compared.
In the epic, The Odyssey, Homer displays Ancient Greek values and virtues through his character/hero, Odysseus. Odysseus is a true hero in the eyes of the Ancient Greek Civilization because he was intelligent, loyal, and extremely religious. During Homer’s lifetime, being religious was expected. The
Heroes pass down the idea of what good qualities a human should have, but some show how power can get to your head. In The Odyssey by Homer, Odysseus shows the complete opposite qualities by being merciless towards people that do any wrong to him, relentless in how his instincts come upon him, and violent towards any misfortune that happens to him. Odysseus cannot be considered a hero because he shows the opposite values of hospitality, loyalty and how much revenge is in his heart. Odysseus displays discourteousness or the opposite of hospitality to the suitors in his home because all he wants the outcome to be is violent without any understanding. While Odysseus gets angry with Polyphemus earlier in the story by saying, “...who dared to eat your own guests in your own house.” (9.479) Odysseus wants to kill every one of the suitors that is trying to marry Penelope, Odysseus 's wife.
In The Odyssey, the character Odysseus can be considered a hero because he demonstrates many characteristics that are attributable to most heroes. After the battle at Troy, Odysseus strives to sail back to his homeland (Ithaca); however, he encounters some issues along the way and Poseidon attempts to make it impossible for Odysseus to return home. At the beginning of this journey, Odysseus wants to make it back to Ithaca with all of his crew alive. This selfless goal displays Odysseus acting for the greater good because he knows that these men have families that depend on them and would like for them to come home. Along the journey home, Odysseus and his crew come across a cyclops and become trapped in the cyclops’ cave.
The hero has extraordinary strength, being the strongest man on earth he is sometimes he is unaware of the power he posses, Hercules is invulnerable. Although worshiped as a God, he was properly a hero. In his early years, Hercules defeated Thebes from the armies of a neighboring city. Since he was young
When reading the Odyssey, it’s hard not to be captivated by the thrilling story. Even today, it’s easy to see that Odysseus has every heroic trait there is. But what made him a hero to the ancient Greeks? The reason is that ‘The Great Odysseus’ had competence, godlike capabilities, and he was determined to be righteous and victorious, regardless of the cost.
Hercules was powered by emotion, whilst Theseus was inspired by possible self-accomplishment. Theseus’s father was a king, but Hercules’s father was Zeus. Theseus was killed by Aphrodite and Hercules committed suicide. They are both very respectable people with one’s strengths being the other’s weaknesses.
Firstly, both Gilgamesh and Achilles obtained superhuman powers and abilities. In the prologue of the Epic of Gilgamesh, it is noted, that Gilgamesh had the superhuman strength of beauty, this is due to the fact that the Gods gave Gilgamesh a perfect body, courage, and the Gods even
A lot of the heroes in Greek Mythology were extraordinary people back in their day because of certain traits they possessed. But would they still be considered heroes today if they were still alive? I believe that the heroes of ancient Greek times held traits that, if in our society today, would be extremely frowned upon. But, few heroes have traits that would be positive in today’s world. The three heroes that are being evaluated are Theseus, Hercules, and Perseus.
The basic hero qualifications are present in both books to portray how Aeneas and Achilles can be considered the heros. Overall, both men were fighting for their people, and for their loved ones lives. They also did not fear death and run away before after the fall of Trojan began. When the Greeks were losing terribly, Achilles still stepped in to assist them. Achilles also never left the war after he committed to participate in it.