Description
The work provides a unique study of superheroes and gods in literature, popular culture, and ancient myth. The creator selects plenty of mythological figures (e.g., Babylonia’s Gilgamesh and Enkidu), ancient gods (e.g., Greece’s Eros and Tartarus), and up to date superheroes (e.g., the US’ Superman and Captain Marvel) and identifies the regularly striking similarities between Each and every unique category of characters. The creator contends that the vast majority of mythological superheroes follow the same archetypal character patterns, irrespective of Each and every hero’s unique time frame or culture. Each and every of the first nine chapters examines the heroes and gods of a particular region or country, at the same time as the final chapter examines up to date descendants of the hero prototype like Batman and Spiderman and several infamous anti-heroes (as an example, Dracula and The Hulk).