Learning Goals:
Students will learn the elements of the heroic pattern.
Students will identify the elements of the heroic pattern in a Hindu myth.
Students will learn the elements of the heroic pattern.
Students will identify the elements of the heroic pattern in a Hindu myth.
BIRTH DESTINY QUEST REWARD ROMANCE RETURN |
The hero has supernatural powers and/or abilities The hero is destined to become a hero. The hero has a task or challenge to accomplish. Unique abilities allow him/her to carry this out. But, the hero usually has a weakness of some sort. The reward is fame, honour & glory. A love story is usually intertwined in the hero's story. The beloved is usually of royal descent. Return from the quest completes the hero's destiny. Usually the hero returns to reign over a kingdom or defeat an army. | Savitri & Satyavan are both of royal birth The Sage declares that Satyavan will die once they marry. Savitri must fast to save him for one year. Savitri must find a man to marry; she travels around the world to do so. She must save Satyavan's soul from Yamraj, the king of the underworld Her inlaw's sight & kingdom are restored; she gets to be the mother of many children; AND she gets Satyavan's soul back. Savitri + Satyavan = LOVE! They return to reign over the two kingdoms |
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