The Myth And Hercules Archetypes In Disney Movies

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Every hero has a hero archetype to them. Hercules could have many hero archetypes to him, but unfortunately, heros can only have one archetype. There are different archetypes to Hercules the myth and Hercules the Disney movie. In the myth of Hercules, Hercules’ archetype is most like the Warrior. He fears weakness. For example, in the myth, he takes on a warrior archetype for the quest. He wants to win so he can go back to Olympus, so he fights his way to the top again. He also takes the fear and dragon archetype of the warrior because he fears weakness and he doesn’t hesitate to confront or slay his enemies. In the myth, he becomes friends with one of them. The task and virtue is the warrior archetype for him as well. He fights for what matters

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