No, Antigone wasn't an epic hero. She was one of the main characters in a tragedy whose title was her very name. Instead, she's a tragic heroine. For she does great deeds by defending those such as the dead who have no defense. She shows great power and strength in burying her brother Polyneices; holding her own against her uncle Theban King Creon; and processing to a cruel, lonely death.
No, Creon is not an epic hero in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the play takes the literary form of drama, not epic poetry. It does not have Creon as its hero either. A hero calls upon great inherent powers to carry out great deeds. Creon acts from self-interest and in fact is the source of all pain and suffering in the play.
cindy!
polyneices
It is not relevant to compare Antigone to thehero-impersonator in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a hero-imperonsator is an individual who looks like a hero, quacks like a hero, walks like a hero, but is not a hero. The hero impersonator may be a main character who does great deeds and has great powers, but lacks the heroic flaw, impact or selflessness. Antigone's life story represents that of a main character who does the great deed of burying her brother, has the great power to inspire an entire people to her cause and lives to defend her gods, her people and her people's most cherished traditions.
A long poem about a hero is called an " Epic. " Kay. Bye. ;)
No, Creon is not an epic hero in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, the play takes the literary form of drama, not epic poetry. It does not have Creon as its hero either. A hero calls upon great inherent powers to carry out great deeds. Creon acts from self-interest and in fact is the source of all pain and suffering in the play.
Aeneas was Virgil's epic hero.
cindy!
polyneices
An epic hero is a literary character; a superhero is a comic-book character.
Yes, Odysseus is known for his intelligence and resourcefulness in Greek mythology. He often used his cunning strategies to overcome challenges, such as outsmarting the Cyclops Polyphemus and devising the plan for the Trojan Horse.
Beowulf is an epic hero with a nine-letter name.
He isn't. He is the epic socialist.
There are epic heroes in epic poems such as the Odyssey
No.
It is not relevant to compare Antigone to thehero-impersonator in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, a hero-imperonsator is an individual who looks like a hero, quacks like a hero, walks like a hero, but is not a hero. The hero impersonator may be a main character who does great deeds and has great powers, but lacks the heroic flaw, impact or selflessness. Antigone's life story represents that of a main character who does the great deed of burying her brother, has the great power to inspire an entire people to her cause and lives to defend her gods, her people and her people's most cherished traditions.
A long poem about a hero is called an " Epic. " Kay. Bye. ;)