Myths and heroes : why are myths and heroes important in our society ?
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Myths and heroes
First of all I would like to give a definition of this notion : A myth can be defined as a story about gods or heroes, it can be a popular belief or a tradition or a false notion. A hero can be a mythological figure, a person who is admired for his or her achievements, a superhero or maybe a role model or an icon.
Why are de myths and heroes important to our society?
One day Narcissus was walking in the woods when Echo saw him, fell deeply in love, and followed him. Narcissus sensed he was being followed and shouted "Who's there?". Echo repeated "Who's there?" She eventually revealed her identity and attempted to embrace him. He stepped away and told her to leave him alone. She was heartbroken and spent the rest of her life in lonely glens until nothing but an echo sound remained of her. Nemesis,the goddess of revenge, noticed this behaviour after learning the story and decided to punish Narcissus. Once, during the summer, , and the goddess lead him to a pool where he saw his reflection in the water. Narcissus did not realize it was merely his own reflection and fell deeply in love with it, as if it was somebody else. When he realized that it was only his own reflection and that his love could not be reciprocated, he comitted a suicide.
This myth show us that we don't have to be narcissic.
Mamadou Gassama is a malian naturalized french who became famous after climbing on May 26, 2018, four floors of a Parisian building to save a four-year-old child clinging to a balcony.
Mamadou risked his life to save a stranger and this act can be defined as an heroic act.
To conclude i will say that yes myths and heroes are important to our society because they teach us value like the myth of narcissus teach us to not be narsissic or mamadou who show us that we have to do everything to protect the others. Furthermore by his act Gassama save a person life. To resume they contibute to make of the world a better place.
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