Why does mankind need heroes and monsters.?

Answer 1

It's a contrast, there's good then there's evil. There's black and there's white. There's an idea and there's no idea. Always an opposite.

Answer 2

Aphrodite Apollo Ares Artemis Athene Demeter Dionysos Hephaistos Hera Hestia Poseidon Zeus 3 heroes: Achilles, Odysseus, Hercules 3 Monsters: Kraaken, Gorgon, Cerberus 3 decrease Gods: Uranus, Hades, Mithras a million human being: Penthesilea

Answer 3

Sigmund Freud said that most people are motivated to do things that make them seem important or God-like and that will get them sex. We create a story of our lives where we are doing important things to make the world a better place. Often we need to create a monster close to us so we can be the hero and save our friends and loved ones from them. Buddhists often talk about halting the creation of this fantasy world. There was also a good book written about a fellow named Don Quixote (google it) who went around jousting on an old beat up horse charging wind mills because he thought they were dragons. Too bad mankind is quarantined from the rest of the universe and can't hear what God really wants us to do. Until that is lifted we need to do our best but there really is no "us vs them" anymore... We are all in this together and we need to be very, very careful about who we label as a dragon and charge in a valiant joust to make the world a better place. Most people could do better by ending the creation of heros and monsters both externally and within themselves and get to work on the questions of who and what they really are, why they are here and what they should be doing.

Answer 4

That is of the ultimate question, is it not? The tradition of mythology began long before the Greeks and Romans; myths which contain compelling tales of those heroes and monsters of which you speak. While religion most certainly enters into this question (as mythology was the basis of many ancient religions), taken from a semi-secular viewpoint, it is thus: mankind has always strove to find something to associate with, to find explanations for the unknown. By creating monsters (metaphorical for the difficulties of life) and heroes (ways to overcome said difficulties) it gives hope to those struggling to get by day-to-day. We need tales of extraordinary existence to justify our own. I now pose this question to you: are the heroes and monsters of Greek mythology so different from the angels and demons of Christianity? Just something interesting to think of...from a religious standpoint. If you wish to learn more on the topic of heroes and monsters, might I suggest an excellent book, entitled "A Short History of Myth" by Karen Armstrong.

Answer 5

Read Joseph Campbell and you will discover the "collective unconscious" and how and why myths are the same all over the world. Why? Because human beings need morality plays and tails of caution in order to learn how to live life. If we triumph we will be praised as heroes. If we fail we will become horrific monsters (or at least be cast down with them and forced to live a horrible life). These stories are meant to give us direction in life; they are our rudders in the storm of life.

Answer 6

Man by nature feels lost and alone without someone of higher intellect or superiority to guide them throughout life. God is an example of this, as well as all other idols and deities that man has fabricated to suit his own needs and for his own benefit. The idol of the hero is also an example of this; little children look up to superheroes like adults look up to God. And what is a hero without a villain?

Answer 7

It's all about the Yin/Yang...how could you understand a heroic action if there was no negative counterpart? It also goes back to fundamental mythologies in all cultures. The hero must overcome many obstacles to grow and become the heroic figure he (or she) becomes. Sometimes the antagonist is an agent of change such as the trickster in many Native American mythological stories..not really bad but the one who brings about change.

Answer 8

heroes because we need to know that there are really wonderful, grand humans, for us all to look up too and see just how we can aspire to that which we just don't believe sometimes is possible.

monsters- we don't need them, there are so many monsters right now in our world we really don't need to make them up, but it is a fact that we do, they answer that age old questions of humanity, is there really evil in the world and if so, can it be slain.

Answer 9

What would mankind be without heroes and monsters?

Its like the saying, "Without light, there is no darkness, without darkness, there is no light."

Answer 10

I am so high. I can hear heaven.
I am so high. I can hear heaven.
Oh but heaven, no heaven don’t hear me.

And they say that a hero can save us.
I’m not gonna stand here and wait.
I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles.
Watch as we all fly away.

Someone told me love [would](1) all save us.
But how can that be, look what love gave us.
A world full of killing, n' blood-spilling
that won't never came.

And they say that a hero can save us.
I’m not gonna stand here and wait.
I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles.
Watch as we all fly away.

Now that the world isn't ending, [it's](2) love that I’m sending to you.
It isn’t the love of a hero, and that’s why I fear it won’t do.

And they say that a hero can save us.
I’m not gonna stand here and wait.
I'll hold onto the wings of the eagles.
Watch as we all fly away.

[And they're watching us
(Watching Us)
[They're watching us](3)
(Watching Us)
as we all fly away.

And they're watching us
(Watching us)
They're watching us
(Watching us)
As we all fly away,
(Yeah)
Yeah.

And they're watching us
(Watching us)
They're watching us
(Watching us)
As we all fly away](4)

[Yeah, yeah. Whoa-oh.](5)

Answer 11

because we like the story of overcoming nature. Look at frankenstein. this happens to be one of my favoriate stories in this context. the story contains a hero overcoming nature-Dr. Frankenstein. The "monster" to overcome in this case is DEATH, not the creature he creates. This monster is merely a representation of reprecussions of trying to master nature. Humans like these stories because it allievates our fears and elevates the human to a higher order of being, in frankensteins case, god (via mastery of death).