#hero pattern

[dakotayounger]

Hero Patterns | A collection of repeatable SVG background patterns for you to use on your digital projects

[theologie]

Jesus the hero continued

How does Jesus fit into the standard mythological hero mold?

Johann Georg von Hahn’s Hero Pattern

1.    The hero is of illegitimate birth (technically, in human terms/under the laws of his people, yes)

2.    His mother is the princess of the country (n/a)

3.    His father is a god or a foreigner (check!)

4.    There are signs warning of his ascendance (clearly)

5.    For this reason he is abandoned (only in so far as God sends him to earth)

6.    He is suckled by animals (no, but born among them)

7.    He is brought up by a childless shepherd couple (well, if you consider that Mary and Joseph weren't married yet they were definitely childless, and carpenter with a semi-nomadic lifestyle is close to shepherd…)

8.    He is a high-spirited youth (arguing with temple elders much?)

9.    He seeks service in a foreign country (not exactly, unless you consider he was the son of God who came down to earth to do services here, not in his home in heaven)

10.  He returns victorious and goes back to the foreign land (see above - the ascension would qualify with the second coming)

11. He slays his original persecutors, accedes to rule the country, and sets his mother free (Jesus slays death, which is a profound persecutor; accedes to the right hand of the highest possible throne; and his mother is doing pretty well all things considered)

12. He founds cities (a whole kingdom, really)

13. The manner of his death is extraordinary (not in choice of method, but this seems like an apt description of the whole experience)

14. He is reviled because of incest and he dies young (no on the first, but the second yes, since he never married/was a father (that we know of) and was likely only in his 30s at about half his life expectancy)

15. He dies by an act of revenge at the hands of an insulted servant (no…well, an insulted group allegedly servants of his Holy Father, so yes!)

16. He murders his younger brother (nope)

 Jan De Vries Hero Pattern

             1.    The hero is begotten (that's the word!)

2.    He is born (on Christmas)

3.    His youth is threatened (by Herod, among other episodes)

4.    He is brought up (as a carpenter's son)

5.    He often acquires invulnerability (technically, absolutely)

6.    He fights with the dragon or other monster (monster of persecution, religious intolerance, ignorance, and Death itself)

7.    He wins a maiden, usually after overcoming great dangers (maiden would be the church, perhaps)

8.    He makes an expedition to the underworld (check!)

9.    He returns to the land from which he was once banished and conquers his enemies (conquers death, converts the disbelievers, etc.)

10.  He dies (and ascends into heaven!)

Lord Raglan’s Hero Pattern  (previous post)

[theologie]

1. Hero's mother is a royal virgin; 2. His father is a king, and 3. Often a near relative of his 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 his maternal grand father 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 a giant, dragon, or wild beast, 12. He marries a princess, often the daughter of his predecessor and 13. And becomes king. 14. For a time he reigns uneventfully and 15. Prescribes laws, but 16. Later he loses favor with the gods and/or his subjects, and 17. Is driven from the throne and 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 sepulchres.

Lord Raglan's characteristics of the tradition Hero. What that means (warning, site biased towards atheism)

Jesus satisfies 21/22 (only missing #12 unless you use that the church is the wife of Christ idea then its ALL of them)

Of interest, other figures in myth/religion: Krishna (21/22), Moses (20/22), Romulus (19/22), King Arthur (19/22), Perseus (18/22), Heracles/Hercules (17/22), Muhammad (17/22), Beowulf (15/22), Buddha (15/22) and so forth. 

[song-lyrics-and-meanings-bl-blog]

Hero Pattern - Memory

Full song lyrics: Hero Pattern - Memory

I’ve been living in a picture frame i’ve been dreaming, screaming out your name i’ve been scraping, trying to make up the rent busy searching for some money that i already spent but i just can’t relax you see cuz you’re not coming back to me guess you’re only a memory to me now but there’s so lit…

Full song lyrics: Hero Pattern - Memory