Hero - Heroic Myth

Heroic Myth

The concept of a story archetype of the standard "hero's quest" or monomyth pervasive across all cultures is somewhat controversial. Expounded mainly by Joseph Campbell in The Hero with a Thousand Faces, it illustrates several uniting themes of hero stories that hold similar ideas of what a hero represents, despite vastly different cultures and beliefs.

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Famous quotes containing the words heroic and/or myth:

    “It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism.”
    —Johan Huizinga (1872–1945)

    “By blood we live, the hot, the cold,
    To ravage and redeem the world:
    There is no bloodless myth will hold.”
    —Geoffrey Hill (b. 1932)