Heroic Archetypes Flashcards
List the type of archetypal journeys (10)
The quest for identity.
The epic journey to find the promised land/ to found the “good city”.
The quest for vengeance.
The Warriors journey to save his people.
The search for love.
The journey in search of knowledge.
The tragic quest: penance or self-denial.
The fool’s errand.
The quest to rid the land of danger.
Grail quest or quest for human perfection.
a near godlike hero faces physical challenges and external enemies
Hero as a warrior
a pure love motivates the hero to complete the quest
Hero as a lover
Hero suffers greatly for the sake of others
Hero as a scapegoat
The hero of tragedy is fatal flaw brings about his downfall, but not without achieving some kind of transforming realization or wisdom
Transcendent hero
Hero/lover with a decidedly dark side
Romantic or Gothic hero
Female heroes
Proto or feminist hero
Hero who faces the possible destruction of society
Apocalyptic hero
a non-hero, given the vocation of failure, frequently humorous
Antihero
Opposer of societies definition of heroism or goodness
Defiant antihero
The protagonist who has or must pretend to have mental or emotional deficiencies
Unbalanced hero
The protagonist his status or essential otherness makes heroism impossible
The other or the denied hero
Exaggerates the normal proportions of humanity; frequently has divine or supernatural origins. In some sense, he/she is one of part, someone who does not quite belong, but who is nonetheless needed by society
The superheroic
