The Grecian Hero Archetype

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English

 

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Oscar W

 

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April 9, 2014

 

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In James Redfield’s article on the hero he describes the Homeric society as “people living in small groups dependent on one another for their mutual security against a hostile world” (177). He further describes this “hostile world” as a time “…when men feel themselves free to steal from anyone with whom they have a grievance” (177)...
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This not only shows the society’s total dependence on the warrior, but also the selfishness and crudeness that was expected in Grecian society. No common courtesy was shown for the stranger. This is illustrated in the Odyssey when Odysseus is disguised as a beggar. He is a stranger to the group of suitors and is treated with disgust (Homer 361)...
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