Heros journey and epic poetry
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The Ordinary World
The hero is introduced in their ordinary world, which is in stark contrast to the "special world" they will enter.
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The Call to Adventure
The hero is introduced to the problem/challenge their quest will seek to overcome.
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Refusal of the Call
The hero hesitates to accept the challenge, perhaps because they feel inadequately equipped or don't want to leave their life.
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Meeting the Mentor
The hero meets a wise, older person who gives them supplies/knowledge to help them on their journey.
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Crossing the Threshold
The hero commits to the adventure and enters the special world.
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Tests, Allie and Enemies
The hero explores the special world, making friends and foes along the way.
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Approach the Innermost Cave
The hero draws close to the center of the story, often where the object of the quest is hidden.
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The Ordeal
The hero is pushed to the brink of death/loss and faces their greatest challenge yet.
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The Reward
The hero experiences the consequences of surviving death and retrieves the object of the quest.
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The Road Back
The hero returns to the ordinary world, or their ultimate destination, but their trials aren't over yet.
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The Resurrection
The hero emerges from the special world fundamentally changed by his/her experiences.
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The Return with the Elixir
The hero brings the object of the quest to better the ordinary world in some way.
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elixir
the object or purpose of the hero's quest
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en media res
starting in the middle of things
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Homeric epithet
adjective phrase that describes a person or thing's defining trait
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epic simile
a detailed comparison in the form of a simile that temporarily interrupts the story
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The Odyssey
a long voyage in which the hero is the sole survivor
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The Iliad
an epic poem centering around the hero Achilles
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Homer
greatest of the ancient Greek poets
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epic poem
A long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
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epic hero
a hero of national or cosmic importance; the ideal man of his culture
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muse
daughter of Zeus and Mynemosyne; patron of arts
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