Hero

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Heros Journey Project

• Homers The Odyssey and
• Stan Lees Spiderman 3
• By Greg Hockaday

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Departure The Belly of the Whale (Homers The
Odyssey)

• In Homers The Odyssey Odysseus enters the belly
  of the whale when he and his crew get stuck in
  the Cyclops cave and are unable to escape. This
  is shown when the Cyclops says I would not let
  you go for fear of Zeus (Book 9, 181). I think
  this shows how Odysseus was so stuck that not
  even Zeus the king of all gods could save him.
  The only way Odysseus could escape this was if he
  helped himself.

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Initiation Woman as the Temptress(Homers The
Odyssey)

• Odysseus is tempted several times throughout The
  Odyssey but one the one that he fell for was when
  Calypso seduced him into staying with her for a
  multitude of years. This is shown when they
  describe Calypso Divine Calypso, the mistress of
  the isle (Book 5, 15-16). This epithet shows how
  Calypso is not only a goddess but a mistress at
  the same time so she is the ultimate temptress.

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Return Rescue from Without( Homers The Odyssey)

• Odysseus has to be rescued from without by Zeus
  when he comes home because without the gods on
  his side no four men can defeat hundreds of
  suitors without the help of the gods. This help
  is shown when Zeus thundered overhead, one loud
  crack for a sign (Book 21, 115-116). This is a
  clear sign that Odysseus has to have assistance
  from without (Zeus) in order to return back to
  his normal home life.

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Departure The Belly of the Whale (Stan Lees
Spiderman 3)

• Peter Parker ends up in the belly of the whale
  when Mary Jane breaks up with him when he is
  intending to ask her to marry him. She does this
  when she brings him to the bridge and she says
  Peter, this isnt working out, you and me are
  over (Spiderman 3). This shows how everything
  Peter Parker had was taken away from him and he
  had truly hit rock bottom.

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Initiation Woman as the Temptress(Stan Lees
Spiderman 3)

• In Spiderman 3, Spiderman is tempted not by a
  woman but by power. He shows this when he is
  talking about the new black suite This feels
  good, I feel powerful (Spiderman 3). This shows
  how even the best of people have trouble with
  temptation and all heros will be tempted by
  something whether its a girl power or both.

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Return Rescue from Without(Stan Lees Spiderman
3)

• In order for Peter to complete his heros journey
  he required help from his best friend Harry to
  help him when he was on the verge of death. This
  is shown when the TV. reporter says Amazing!
  When all hope seemed lost Spiderman gets help
  from some green man on a hover board (Spiderman
  3). This shows Spiderman needed help to complete
  his task because no one can do everything alone.

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Works Cited

• Allen, Janet. "The Odyssey." Holt McDougal
  Literature Texas Grade 9. Texas ed. Evanston,
  Ill. Holt McDougal, a division of Houghton
  Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. 1185-1288. Print.
• Spiderman 3. Dir. Sam Raimi. Perf. Tobey Maguire,
  Kirsten Dunst. Columbia Pictures, 2007. DVD.