Regardless of whether the Heroes originated from Homer or from the newest novels of 2015, Heroes generally help define the values, morals, and goals of a society.
The Ancient Greeks would worship Heroes with rituals and offerings for the deeds they have done. Many would view their actions as inspirational, leaving the many to try and continue the same acts the same heroes did. Now a days we don't worship heroes with tribal rituals like the Greeks use to do, but that does not stop us from giving them praise. Modern heroes might get things like awards or parades, even special events catered to their action. Social media has given us a way to show our own praise with things like "shoutouts" on Instagram with a picture of the heroes. This in turn causes people to be all like "Hey! This woman ran into a burning building to save 3 babies, a cat, and some old ladies collection of coins. Maybe I can do some type of good deed today." Heroes can cause people to do amazing things in their lives which is why they define some of our aspects of our society and, I don't want to contradict some of my earlier posts, can be leaders of today by leading by example.
What do you think? Do we praise and worship heroes and heroines today much like how the Greeks did? What do you do to praise our heroes and heroines? Does Sugar cause cancer?
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