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| adequate but but not exceptional |
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| to take away somethingm enjoyable |
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| likely to occur at any moment |
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| having power to effect of impealling |
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| is a seeker of truth and wisdom she has heard that King Solomon of Israel is a very wise man. She travels on camel to Jerusalem to meet him and test his knowledge with questions and riddles. With her she brings frankincense, myrrh, gold and precious jewels. He has also heard that she has a strange feature, a left foot that is cloven like that of a goat and a hairy leg. |
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| is a fictional place described in the 1933.In the book, "Shangri-La" is a mystical, harmonious valley, gently guided from a lamasery, enclosed in the western end of the Kunlun Mountains.Shangri-La has become synonymous with any earthly paradise but particularly a mythical Himalayan utopia — a permanently happy land, isolated from the outside world. In the novel Lost Horizon, the people who live at Shangri-La are almost immortal, living years beyond the normal lifespan and only very slowly aging in appearance. |
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| Arthur, a Celtic king born of deceit and adultery, grew to become one of the most famous rulers of Britain. He was a warrior, a knight and a king who killed giants, witches and monsters and led a band of heroes on many daring adventures. He is known for his Knights of the Round Table and for uniting the peoples of his land.He has Excalibur thrown back into the lake, and boards a boat for the magical Isle of Avalon. Here, he hopes to be cured of his wounds so that he might return to lead his people again. For this reason, Arthur is called "the once and future king." |
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| Jason and the Golden Fleece |
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| The Greek myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest myths of a hero's quest. It is a classic story of betrayal and vengeance and like many Greek myths has a tragic ending.When Jason turns 20, he journeys to see Pelias to reclaim his throne.Determined to reclaim his throne, Jason agrees to retrieve the Golden Fleece. Jason assembles a team of great heroes for his crew and they sail aboard the Argo. |
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| A universal archetype featured in the Queen of Sheba myth is that of the Great Mother, or founder of a people. |
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| Cultures that feature a remote, inaccessible paradise often place it on a distant mountain.< eden,Shangri-La, Land of the Kachinas,Avalon. |
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| These heroic characters typically have supernatural births:king arthur,Quetzlcoatl,odin,thor,beowulf,fin maccool |
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| The story of the hero's quest typically begins in the hero's ordinary world, when he or she receives a call to adventure from a herald..jason,gilgamesh,joan of arc,herakles,moses,percival |
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