Perseus <Tab/>Almost all heroes follow a formula. This framework is subject to some degree of variation, but it holds true to many of Hamilton's stories retold in Mythology. The three stages of a hero, the separation, the initiation, and the return, are demonstrated in the story of Perseus. <Tab/>The separation is the begging of the quest. This starts with the heroes decision to depart from …showed first 75 words of 544 total…

…showed last 75 words of 544 total…from out view. With the exception of fulfilling the oracle's prophecy. At a discus throwing contest, Perseus hits an unlucky spectator, unbeknownst to him, it was his grandfather. Perseus fulfills the return and lives happily ever after, just as in a fairy tale. <Tab/>Perseus demonstrates the three stages of a hero. Even though some heroes don't play by the rules, most follow the basic formula of separation, initiation, and return.