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Epics and Epic Heroes English 9
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What is an epic?
•A long story in poem form•An epic has a hero•The epic is the story of the hero’s travels and his fights with monsters
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Epic Continued…• Epics were originally sung, often to a harp.• Epics contain information about the culture that
created them: religion, dress, homes, weapons and war, roles of men and women, values and moral standards. • Epics contain clues to what the people who created
them feared or did not understand: natural disasters, death, heavens, storm, etc.
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What do they all have in common?
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Traits of an Epic Hero -Has “larger than life” qualities, possibly supernatural powers.
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Traits of an Epic Hero
• Is a natural leader of men• Beowulf
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Traits of an Epic Hero •Is appealing to the opposite sex, but rarely has an extended relationship.
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Traits of an Epic Hero
•Defeats monsters (bad guys) and/or fights Gods
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Traits of an Epic Hero
• Often has “good” on his or her side. • Ares, the God of War rode alongside the Trojans aiding them in the
war.
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Traits of an Epic Hero
• Often stands alone in battle.• Beowulf fights big battles alone.
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Traits of an Epic Hero
• Is smarter than everyone else, generally a problem solver.•Odysseus tricks the Trojan’s by hiding inside a “gift
horse” and surprising them.
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Traits of an Epic Hero
•Has a weakness that often destroys him or leads him to death •Achilles was shot and killed in his vulnerable heel that
was not dipped in the river Styx.
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Traits of an Epic Hero
•Makes long journeys, always on the move, travels to find adventure.• Indiana Jones travels the globe in search of artifacts and adventure.
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Traits of an Epic Hero
•A skilled fighter