same traits that lead to his down fall. He did not realize before it was to late that one must be humble and take the advice and teaching of others; even if it may seem to be impossible or not. A hero can have all this traits and more, but with out the willingness of others to help and guide him they are nothing. Campbell also states that a hero “can overcome dangers.” Oedipus on more then one occasion shows that he can over came danger, first time we see this is when he meets up with his father, who he does not know to be his father at the time, and kills them all. The second is when he is faced with the riddle of The Sphinx, and his very fate will be death unless the riddle is answered correctly. He over takes The Sphinx by answering it correctly and becoming the king of Thebes. One also can not help what dangers he must face after he has taken his own sight. He leaves the kingdom of Thebes never to return again, with only the cloths on his back and a mer walking stick. Life in those times was not to easy for the seeing let alone the blind.In belief that one characteristic of a hero is that they are noble but not unflawed, Oedipus is one that is flawed. Believing he is or if others believe him not to be might be another story. He is very noble and honorable in his ways, yet his one of his flaws is the resistance that he will now let any one help or guide him. This is very ironic considering after blinding himself he will need to depend on the aid of a walking stick. Is flaw might not be one that is easily fixed or even fixable, but knowing it and working with or around it is another noble deed in it’s self.He must have something in common with the meekest of people so we can see ourselves in him. I feel that this element of a hero is a very broad one that can have more then just one meaning and understanding to others. In the physical sense he was just like any common man, if he was wounded he would bl...
