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Characteristics of a Archetypal Hero*
* Unusual circumstances of birth; sometimes in danger or born into royalty
* Leaves family or land and lives with others
* An event, sometimes traumatic, leads to adventure or quest
* Hero has a special weapon only he can wield
* Hero always has supernatural help
* The Hero must prove himself many times while on adventure
* The Journey and the Unhealable Wound
* Hero experiences atonement with the father
* When the hero dies, he is rewarded spiritually
http://www.mercurybrightman.com/archetypalhero.htm