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- 8. This giant pig is beaten by two hero brothers and their mother who teaches them well.
- 10. This is the moment where the hero obtains that item or knowledge that the quest has been all about; this is the plot climax.
- 12. The circle path of the world’s hero stories that may include struggles, victories, and a climactic personal or cultural achievement.
- 13. from without /When heroes need help from others to find their way home, they must receive a ____ ___ _____.
- 16. Before a hero can begin his:her quest in earnest a literal or metaphoric gate, barrier, or dividing line needs to be crossed.
- 17. At the resolution of heroes’ journeys, if they maintain the abilities gained during their quests, they can become the master of ___ _____ archetype.
- 21. The hero must come face to face with the power or person that has controlled life to that point.
- 22. A hero may meet the _______ child motif if he:she exhibits unusual knowledge or ability as at a very young age.
- 24. David Leeming indicates that heroes often experience a near- ________ experience when they are an infant or young child.
- 26. The stage of the monomyth cycle where the hero may find balance or peace, the plot resolution.
- 28. The hero is summoned out of the normal every day to a new world or experience that will test him:her in many ways.
- 29. This heroine cannot be undressed and shamed. Her poise teaches all the men of the error of their ambitious and gambling ways!
- 30. Where is princess Leutogi from, she who risks it all to save an injured bat?
- 31. This hero archetype can come to the hero in many forms, sometimes as a teacher or guide. (Hint/second word)
- 32. The brother who is successful in recovering the Adarna bird and healing his father.
- 34. At the resolution of the heroes’ journeys, some of them reach a time of peace and contentment; they achieve the ____ _ ____.
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- 1. Which of the two old women in the Alaskan legend receives important tools from her daughter and grandson before being left behind?
- 2. This motif is sometimes a period of darkness or reflection, but always a time or space in which the hero mentally prepares for the challenges ahead.
- 3. This Zuñi heroine answers the call to adventure because her family is starving for meat.
- 4. The way home can be smooth or bumpy, but either way its called a…. .
- 5. This hero-husband learns his lesson and brings back the cultural practice of the permanent tattoo.
- 6. During this period of the hero’s journey monsters, people, great challenges must be confronted and overcome.
- 7. A hero archetype that dies so his or her community or family may live or regain what was lost.
- 9. David Leeming argues that often heroes have ____________ conception & birth stories, setting them apart from others.
- 11. This is a moment of personal achievement, where full self knowledge and discipline has been reached.
- 14. Which hero’s miraculous birth involved a dream conception with an elephant?
- 15. The character or situation provides the hero with happiness before the journey is complete.
- 18. What item did the young hero K’o-li retrieve from the treasure mountain after the king took the yellow stone mortar?
- 19. A Native American hero must go on a quest to ask the Sun’s permission to marry.
- 20. The stage of the monomyth where a hero may meet a helpful or harmful female presence or face his/her “father” figure.
- 23. Sometimes heroes don’t accept the quest or mission that has been asked of them. Their r_____ is often temporary however.
- 25. This hero’s wife will only return to her husband after the completion of some impossible tasks with seeds, rice, and trees.
- 27. The shortened name of the Samoan Prince who teaches his father a lesson to end cannibalism.
- 30. The stage of the monomyth, one that includes the call to adventure and refusal of the call motifs.
- 33. This female character distracts or discourages the hero from the completion of his:her mission.