Epic Heros

What is a hero?
What characteristics do heroes
possess?

Learning Target:
We are learning the
characteristics of an

epic hero.

Success Criteria

● I can identify character traits
● I can identify the characteristics of an

epic hero

● I can examine the epic hero cycle.

An epic hero is a hero who serves as a representative of qualities a culture appreciates most.

-The Quest

-The Hero

-The Journey

The epic hero represents the values of a society and is at the center of every epic.
Epic heroes are exceptional people who undertake difficult quests or journeys. Through the journey, heroes aim to achieve something of value to themselves or their people.

Multiple Choice

An epic hero represents the __________ of their society or culture.

• ideals

• weaknesses

Epics are long narratives told in elevated language, often
relating the adventures of larger-than-life heroes.

Epic heroes may demonstrate values
of strength, bravery, or intelligence.

Multiple Choice

Epic heroes are capable of _______ , such as extreme strength or intelligence.

• greatness

• weakness

• pride

• talent

Epic heroes may experience many obstacles, or conflicts, along the way.

These conflicts are sometimes external, created by forces of nature or, as in many epics and myths, the gods.

Epic heroes also experience internal conflict. Faced with an internal conflict, the heroes
struggle to overcome their own fears or doubts.

Multiple Choice

What is conflict?

• Two characters getting along.
• A struggle between two opposing forces.
• The climax in a story.
• Part of the resolution.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of an "internal" conflict?

• A hero in a story that saves many lives.
• A problem that a character has with other characters.
• A struggle between a character and a family member.
• A struggle that a character faces within him/her self.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of an "external" conflict?

• A struggle between a character and an outside force.
• A problem within the story.
• A struggle that a character has within him/her self.
• A problem caused by the protagonist.

Epic heroes also all follow the same storyline:

1.They are special or supernatural from birth.

2.

They are charged with a quest.

3.

They go through trials and challenges designed to test their strength
and intelligence.

4.

Epic heroes go to unnatural worlds that others may not enter.

5.

Epic heroes get help from companions.

6.

Even when they hit a low point, epic heroes always come back fighting. They have a resurrection and then they are restored to their rightful place.

Multiple Choice

True or False: The epic hero is always a person of high status.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False: Epic heroes have superhuman strength.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

An Epic hero gets help from a companion.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

All of th following are true except.

• An epic hero goes on a journey or a quest.

• An epic hero faces many trials in which they have to show their stregnth.

• Epic heros hit a low point and have to come back fighting.

• Epic heros are always men from Ancient Greece.

Multiple Choice

All of the following could be considered an epic hero except.

• Shrek

• Harry Potter

• Zeus

• Black Panther

Epic heroes also all follow the same storyline:

1.They are special or supernatural from birth.

2.

They are charged with a quest.

3.

They go through trials and challenges designed to test their strength and intelligence.

4.

Epic heroes go to unnatural worlds that others may not enter.

5.

Epic heroes get help from companions.

6.

Even when they hit a low point, epic heroes always come back fighting. They have a
resurrection and then they are restored to their rightful place.