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What is an elixir?
A substance that is believed to prolong or give life.
What is a tzaddik?
A very righteous person, especially a Hassidic spiritual leader.
What societies have proven to be the most fertile fields for the creation of hero's and have devised the most compelling reasons for hero worship?
Dictatorships. Stalin and Hitler were worshiped as gods by millions.
MY HERO
Extraordinary people in them Hero's who inspire them. By Elie Wiesel
The Hero's Adventure
From the power of Myth By Joseph Campbell and Bill Moyers.
What is a Motif?
Repeat idea or element that has thematic importance especially in a work of art literature or music.
Why are there so many stories of the hero in mythology?
The hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself, so that is worth writing about.
What's the significance of the trails, tests?
Trials and tests are designed to see to it that the intending hero should be really a hero.
What is considered to be a heroic deed?
A hero is a strong courageous person, willing to sacrifice their lives to save others.
what is the deed?
There are two types of deeds one is physical deed, in which the hero performs a courageous act in battle or saves a life. The other deed is spiritual, in which the hero learns to experience the super normal range of human spiritual life and then comes back with a message.
What is the psyche?
consciousness or mind.
