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Hero/Heroine Paper
Kevin McGuire
World Mythology
HUM 105
Joy Lapp, PHD
November 22, 2005



The comparison of the late Howard Hughes to the mythological god Poseidon can be quiet direct. Believers in each of the characters relied on them for many different reasons. Both were providers of substance essential to a follower's livelihood. Both had tempers that were unpredictable and feared. And in the end, both influenced life far beyond the height of their popularity in their own time. Attitudes and action references of each continue to this day.
Both had powerful fathers. Poseidon's father was Cronus, who took over the throne of the Greek Gods. Poseidon ruled over the sea and sailors would rely on him for safe travel. He would create lands and calm the oceans when he was in a good mood. When he was in a bad mood, his striking of the ground with is trident would cause shipwrecks, earthquakes, and drowning.
Poseidon objectified masculinity, and used that power over women......

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