Hamilton Vs Theseus Research Paper

In many stories, it is obvious that some heroes face more difficult challenges than others. In the book “Mythology” by Edith Hamilton, Odysseus has a more difficult time being the hero than Theseus. Although Theseus and Odysseus have difficult time being the hero, Theseus practically displays the life of a hero as somewhat simple. During the myths “Theseus” and “The Adventures of Odysseus”, the protagonists show that the life of a hero is difficult because one must be determined and never give up. Theseus and Odysseus also demonstrate that to be a hero, one must be willing to risk everything. In the book “Mythology”, Edith Hamilton proves that it is difficult to be a hero. In the myth “Theseus”, it shows that in certain sections scenes
“At once Theseus came forward and offered to be one of the victims. All loved him for his goodness and admired him for his nobility, but they had no idea that he intended to try and kill the Minotaur” (Hamilton 206-207). Theseus demonstrates that he is a hero by telling the people that he is going to slay the Minotaur. This is ironic because the people think that Theseus is not going to kill the Minotaur but actually Theseus intends to do so. Theseus shows that it is simple to be a hero because in his situation, one may think that he announces that he will be one of the fourteen volunteers and expresses that to be a hero, you must have people to believe in you. Similarly, Theseus makes a terrible decision causing his love to depart. There are two stories which explain how Ariadne is missing or mourning. “One story says Theseus deserted Ariadne. She was asleep and he sailed away without, but Dionysus found her and comforted her. The second story is much more favorable to Theseus. She was extremely sea sick and he set her ashore to recover while he returned to the ship do some necessary work. A violent wind carried him out to sea ad and kept him there a long time” (Hamilton 208). In the second story it says that