What are Hero's truly made of?
What are heroes truly made of? Webster defines a hero as a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities; one that shows great courage; an object of extreme admiration and devotion. When I think back on some of the heroes I’ve studied; such as Gilgamesh, Job, and Antigone, I have noticed that they are all different yet typical literary heroes. We see Gilgamesh who is more of a cultural hero that exist somewhere between history and literature. Next, we see Job who is more of a religious her who embodies the values and teachings of a specific religion. Then there is Antigone who I would label as a literary hero made up of various myths and legends. That brings us to Socrates, who is undeniably a hero. Socrates is a very different kind of hero, he is more than a cultural or historical or religious hero he is a philosophical hero. We know very little historical detail about Socrates because he never wrote anything down. After his death, many of his teachings were recorded by his student Plato. It appears that Socrates spent much of his adult life conversing about ethical issues. He had a desire for exposing ignorance, hypocrisy, and self-importance among his fellow Athenians, particularly about morality. Unlike the professional Sophists of his time, Socrates declined to accept payment for his work with students.