hum125- world mythology

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Joseph Campbell The Hero with a Thousand Faces: The monomyth

What makes a hero?

Start our class and new section with a reflection on this question. Think about certain attributes of a hero and then, if possible, apply them to an example of a fictional character outside of the ones we have or will discuss in class (Star Wars, Wonder Woman, etc).

Top: The Avengers, 2012

Bottom: Siegfried

Right: Aladdin

Class reading –

Segment from Campbell’s

The Hero with a Thousand Faces