Monday, February 2, 2015

Greek Heroes: Styles Brainstorm

Topic: My storybook will be about famous heroes of Greek mythology. Greek mythology is my favorite subject so far, and I think I would enjoy this topic the most. I want to include at least four heroes, but I am having trouble deciding so I might end up just doing more. The four I have in mind are Heracles, Perseus, and Bellerophontes. The reason I chose these four is because they are the four most legendary in my opinion. Bellerophontes was one of the most famous before the time of Heracles and Perseus, so I felt like he should be included. Heracles is my favorite overall and my familiarity with Perseus, led me to choosing them as well. The three other heroes that I am unsure about are Achilles, Odysseus, and Theseus. I want to use the story of The Second Labour of Heracles, where he slays the Lernaean Hydra, most because it was his most deadly foe. Another story I am thinking of using is of Bellerophontes and The Slaying of the Chimera. Another story I would like to include is of Perseus Overcoming the Gorgon (Medusa). I am also interested in Odysseus and the Odyssey, Achilles and the Iliad, and the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. Finding enough stories is clearly not an issue, however, I should try to limit it to four.


(Bellerophontes & the Chimera, Roman mosaic from Palmyra C3rd A.D.)

Bibliography:

  1. "The Second Labour of Heracles: Lernaean Hydra". Web Source: Wikipedia
  2. "Bellerophontes: The Slaying of the Chimera". Web Source: Wikipedia
  3. "Perseus: Overcoming the Gorgon (Medusa)". Web Source: Wikipedia
  4. "Odysseus: The Odyssey". Web Source: Wikipedia
  5. "Achilles: The Iliad". Web Source: Wikipedia
  6. "Theseus: The Myth of Theseus and the Minotaur". Web Source: Wikipedia

Possible Styles:


Heroes as storytellers. My first choice is in the perspective of each hero. There are a few ways I could do it, but I am thinking of making it to where each hero is up for the "Best Greek Hero" award and they have to sell themselves to the decision maker of the award. This would be fun because I could create a personality of the heroes and really make it my own. 

Defeated foes as storytellers. Having the defeated enemies of the heroes, such as the Lernaean Hydra, Chimera, Medusa, Minotaur, Hektor, etc., tell the story of their battles would be cool as well. They could either be just telling the story of their battles to a person or even an award giver like the style above. I really like this option too, so it will be difficult for me to choose.

Gods as the storytellers. The gods play a big role in greek mythology, therefore I think it would be logical to have them tell the stories of each hero from their perspective. Similar to the above styles, the gods could be giving an award to one of the heroes, and a god must nominate a hero for the award. Since the majority of the heroes I have suggested are Demigods, their parents could be the gods nominating them.

Observer as the storyteller. The final style I was thinking about is using an observer to tell about a battle for every hero. I could use an animal, a fake person, or even a different observer for each hero to recount one of their famous battles. I am leaning away from this option just because it probably won't be as fun to read or write.

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