Call to adventure- assigned a goal or quest

- " then came the famous hunt of the calgelonian boar"
Friends and guides-People you encounter on your journey who give you information,magic and companionship.
- "A she bear took charge of her , nursed her, and kept her warm"
Initiation-The entering of a strange world, the first test
- "with them came as a matter of coarse Atlanta, the pride of the woods of archery"
Journey-Road of battles obsticles and trials a hero will face on his quest
- "Her arrow was the first to strick it"
Ultimate battle-The climax of the journey, usually the final test
- " But at least one came who used his head as well as his heels"
Boon-Gift from hero to all, gift fo renewal, gift of something new
- "She became in the end more then equal in all the arduous feats. in a hunters life"
Transformation-Part of journey where the hero is altered in some way
- "The two are said to have turned into lions"
Death/Rebirth-A form of life coming from a form of death
- "Her free days alone in the forest and her athletic victories were over"
Universal-a quality that applies to all mankind
-"Atlantas father whatever his name was, when a daughter and not a son was born, of coarse, bitterly disapointed"
Unique-A special soemthing that seperates each other in own way
- "As the most dauntless hero, who could out shoot, out run, and out wrestle any man"
Major Flaw-A disadvantage of a hero that makes him universal
- "Atlantas father whatever his name was, when a daughter and not a son was born, of coarse bitterly disapointed"

A hero is the founder of something new, universal, or unique.
Ex. Perseus slays the head of Medusa.

A myth is legendary stories and tales.
Ex. Demeter and Pershophone

The hero journey is the road of trials, battles, and obstacles, and transformation.
Ex. Perseus's quest for Medusas head.


Cyclical is reoccuring and has the same begging and end.
Ex. day and night, seasons

An Archetype is an original model.
Ex. The myth of Pangu and the egg.

Duality is two things that create a whole.
Ex. Light and dark

Creation is the Original bringing into the the existence of the universe.
Ex. egg, water, void

Cosmology is the dealing with stars and universe.
Ex. The big dipper, areis

Life from death is some sort of life that comes from the death of something else.
Ex. When Zeus kills Cronus and becomes king himself.

Universal applys to all, its worldwide, effects everyone.
Ex. Gods show emotions like the humans do.

Matriarchal is a foundation of female power.
Ex. Gaia(Mother earth).

Patriarchal is a foundation of male power.
Ex. Zeus as king of all gods in Greek mythology

Demeter and Persephone

Demeter and Persephone

Deep in the cold underworld Hades expresses his love for Persephone the lovely young daughter of Demeter.  Demeter the goddess of corn had a very beautiful daughter named Persephone, the goddess of spring and summer.  Persephone was young and luscious, this caught Hades the god of the underworlds eye.  Hades captured Persephone and dragged her to the underworld where he forced her to be his love.  Persephone would not eat and food because she knew that if she did she would have to stay with Hades.  Eventually she decides to eat a pomegranate seed so she is forced to live with him for a few months a year for the rest of her life.