what are traits of a hero
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A HERO is a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for their brave deeds and noble qualities. A person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal.
Regarding Ancient Heroes
In the ancient world, everyone knew what a hero was. Heroes were idolized. They were often worshipped as gods. Many of the names of ancient god-like heroes will be familiar. Names like Achilles, Odysseus, Perseus, and Hercules.
Ancient heroes tended to follow the same playbook. There were occasional exceptions, but as a rule, ancient heroes tended to have the following characteristics:
☆They did their heroic acts for personal glory.
☆They did their heroic acts to win everlasting honor.
☆They weren’t generally altruistic, but mostly self-serving.
☆They were usually on a quest for something of personal benefit.
Of course, benefits would often accrue to others as a result of the hero’s action. Nations were delivered, curses were lifted, material wealth was secured, lives were saved.
But though their deeds were often phenomenal acts of bravery, strength, and determination… they weren’t so much out to save mankind. They were mostly out to save themselves.
Lastly, we should recognize that the ancient folk heroes were often “superheroes.” That is, they possessed super human abilities and capabilities. It was anything but a level playing field. Ancient heroes were heroes often because the deck was stacked in their favor.
And ancient heroes were not as noble as we might think. Most of them had at least one major flaw. Some had more.
Of course, many ancient heroes didn’t really exist. They were only heroes of folklore. And actual heroes often took on mythical proportions as their stories were told and retold for generations.
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