Hero's Journey

Call to Adventure: The hero is given a goal or assigned a quest.

Supernatural Guide: Provides information, magic, weapons, or charms.

Companions: Sidekicks, partners, and support.

Initiation: The entering of a strange world and leaving behind the familiar.

Journey: The road of trials, battles, and obstacles.

Ultimate Battle: Final test

Transformation: Hero is altered in some way during or after final battle.

Death/Rebirth: Out with the old; in with the new.

Boon: Gift of renewal; reward to be shared.

Mythology Definitions

Myth: A myth is a traditional or legendary story, it also explains a cultural life, and symbolizes human beings. For example, The myth of Ra explains to humanity why the sun rises and sets every day.

Hero: A hero is a founder of something new, they model for human form and they must make tough decisions. For example, Ra is a hero because he helps mankind everyday with the rising and the setting of the sun.

Hero Journey: Hero journey is the road of trials, battles and obstacles. Its also when hero's accomplish big things and preform good deeds for their community. For example, when Ra sets out on his barque and begins his trials, battle, and journey.

Universal: Universal is a representation of every man, and it is also the big picture. For example, is Atlas, because he holds the world in place.

Archetype: Archetype is an old foundation, or also an original model. For example, Jesus and the foundation of Christianity.

Cyclical: Cyclical means re-accuring in a cycle, which means beginning with the same end. For example, the four seasons of the year.

Duality: Duality means two things as a whole. For example, the genders male and female.

Creation: Creation means its original bringing into the existence of the universe. For example, woman giving birth to child.

Cosmology: Cosmology means dealing with the cosmos, stars, and universe.

Life from Death: Life from death is the making of life out of something bad. For example, trees and greenery growing after a fire has past through.

Matriarchal: Matriarchal is the foundation of female power, were the mother rules. For example, a marriage where the wife rules the roost.

Patriarchal: Patriarchal is the foundation on male power, were the father rules. For example, a marriage where the husband is the head of the household.

Sacrifice: Sacrifice means the taking of life for better of others, or giving up something important for the greater good. For example, Ra dies in the evening and is reborn every sunrise.

Interpretation Essay

Persephone, Daughter of Demeter

Ever wonder what the different views on Persephone, daughter of Demeter are?
Do you look at her as innocent, or possibly a woman who left her mother for a man of power?
Macro, meso, and micro are three simple ways to view Persephone. The first dealing with
natural, second relates to social, and finally psychological.

Spring flowers glowing with morning dew paints a picture of Persephone. She represents
growth, newness and fresh beginnings. She is spring, she is the mother earth if you will. This is
the bigger picture of Persephone, but she means much much more.

Persephone is a virgin goddess with purity and innocence. With a social view, you begin
to understand how valued she is, and just how many values she has of her own. With these
values come admirers and jealous viewers. But there is one more view of the lovely Persephone.

The view dealing psychologically is the last but most intricate. It is hard to understand
Persephone’s feelings on situations. During the part of her life where she is taken by Hades,
she has lost her mother and her freedom. Her self-esteem and self-protection must distress her
innocence. The only personal item to see her through is her experience and respect for self.

The only way to half way try and understand one’s feelings and thoughts are through the
views of macro, meso, and micro. This way, we were able to understand Persephone in small
amounts in different ways. These views can and will come in handy more than you think. Macro,
meso, and micro are all tied into the real world with the natural, social, and psychological views.
So consider viewing other gods and goddesses and even everyday people these ways to help you
understand more about their personality, feelings and thoughts.