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Classics Program at BGSU
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| 1. The hero's mother is a
royal virgin. 2. His father is a king and 3. often a near relative of the mother, but 4. the circumstances of his conception are unusual, and 5. he is also reputed to be the son of a god 6. at birth an attempt is made, usually by his father or maternal grandfather, to kill him, but 7. he is spirited away, and 8. reared by foster-parents in a far country. 9. We are told nothing of his childhood, but 10. on reaching manhood he returns or goes to his future kingdom. 11. After a victory over the king and or giant, dragon, or wild beast |
12. he marries a
princess, often the daughter of his predecessor and 13. becomes king. 14. For a time he reigns uneventfully and 15. prescribes laws but 16. later loses favor with the gods and or his people and 17. is driven from from the throne and the city after which 18. he meets with a mysterious death 19. often at the top of a hill. 20. His children, if any, do not succeed him. 21. His body is not buried, but nevertheless 22. he has one or more holy sepulchers. |
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