Journey of the Hero

JOURNEY OF THE HEROSeparationInitiationReturn

Perseus Separation – Banished

from Argos with his mother Danae. Also sent from Seriphus by a king who wants to marry Danae.

Initiation – Fools the three sisters, kills Medusa.

Return – Finds and saves Andromeda. Kills her suiter at his wedding.

Heracles Separation – As the servant of King

Eurystheus of Argos he was sent to perform twelve impossible tasks.

Initiation – The Twelve Labors. Return – He is killed accidentally by his

wife and is united with his father, Zeus, on Mount Olympus.

Twelve Labors of Heracles

Theseus Separation – Leaves

Troezen to seek his father in Athens.

Initiation – Chooses to travel by land so as to encounter robbers and bandits.

Arrives in Athens – Is almost poisoned by Aegeus.

Separation – Leaves to fight the Minotaur.

Initiation – Minotaur Dead

Return – Has a sad reuntion.