Charateristics of Epic Heros - 837 Words

Epic Hero- A main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture, race, or nation. Every character involved in the story has their own personality and traits, some of these traits are shared, and some of them are not. Gilgamesh, Beowulf, Hector, and Achilles are characters that are very self-confident, courageous, and skillful, or the opposite! Self Confident-. A measure of ones belief in ones own abilities. Each character portrayed this characteristic, with Beowulf it was when he went to war with Grendel without any armor on. â€Å"I would rather not use a weapon if I knew another way to grapple/ with the dragon and make good boast/ as I did against Grendal in the days gone by.†(â€Å"Beowulf† 33) This†¦show more content†¦Achilles show skills when he’s chasing after Hector in the beginning of the narrative. â€Å"Hector could never throw Achilles off his trail.†(Homer58) This quote shows that Achilles is skilled in finding Hector and catching up with him. Gilgamesh shows skillfulness also when he’s in battle with Humbaba. And then he raised his ax up higher and swung it in the perfect arc into Humbaba’s neck.† (Mason 53) This quote shows that Gilgamesh killed the monster, and perfectly. Epic heroes come in many shapes and sizes, Hero’s can be weak and strong in different areas, but if they do something courageous, skillful, or is very confident in their self, others will believe in them, and follow, making them