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Monomyth And The Hero's Journey Study Guide

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María José Garzón 7°B Index Hero's Journey--------------------------------------------------2 The monomyth Steps Rome’s foundation Myth (Romulus & Remus)-----------4 Rome Location Foundational myth Myth and The Hero's Journey Carthage foundation myth (Dido)-------------------------6 Carthage Elissar of Carthage Foundational myth Myth and The Hero's Journey Making Connections--------------------------------------------8 Sustainable Development Goals Gender equality Peace justice and strong institutions Glossary & Sources--------------------------------------------10 The Hero's Journey The Monomyth: The Monomyth, or the hero's journey, are the common story patterns found in ancient myths as well as in …show more content…

In the departure there is a miraculous conception because Romulus and Remus are sons of the god Mars, they were on “the belly of the whale” when Amulius left them in the river, and they had a supernatural aid when the she-wolf nursed them instead of eating them. They grew believing that they were sons of a shepherd, it was his ordinary world until they discovered they were princes. In the Initiation, they allied with some shepherds and overthrow Amulius, restoring the kingdom to his grandfather Numitor. After that trying to decide who should rule the city both received a signal from heaven (a boon). Then Remus was killed (Death). Finally in the return, Romulus has freedom to live because ascends and is acclaimed as a king of the city which later would be known as Rome (Master of two worlds). …show more content…

Carthage myth: Dido had to escape from her brother who did not want her to be a queen, but she became a queen, something strange at that time, also she showed that women are as capable as men being able to rule and sustain her city. We can see that gender inequalities had been a problem for many centuries that even though today it had been reduced, it is still present today. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions Rome's myth: Regarding to this goal we can see that in Rome's myth we can see that they solve their disagreements on a non-peaceful nor just way. When the law which says the eldest son inherits the kingdom was infringed when Amulius took Numitor’s place as a king, and in revenge Romulus and Remus killed Amulius to return the kingdom to his grandfather. Also, when Romulus killed Remus for

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