Mr. Burns - World History / East Asian History
 
HERO ARCHETYPES
 
RAMAYANA
GILGAMESH
DAVID
ILIAD
"Heroic" qualities?
 
 
 
 

 
Virtues?
 
 
 
 

 
Vices?
 
 
 
 

 
Relationship b/w humans and deities?
 
 
 
 

 
Depiction of women?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1. What makes someone a “hero” in this religious tradition?  What are the necessary qualities?
2. What attitudes or actions are considered virtues?  Why?
3. What attitudes or actions are disreputable?  Why?
4. What does the story suggest about the relationship between humans and deities?
5. What is suggested about the qualities that are desirable or repugnant in women? 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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