... to achieve honor", which "is gained through engagement in life-threatening activities [where] heroes value honor above life" and "honor is determined by the courage he [the hero] displays, the difficulty of the test he faces, the physical abilities he possesses, his social status, and the possessions that ... the hero and his heroic conduct change seems to be forsaken for the emphasis of heroic epic as a demonstration of physical strength and raw courage. Long after the splendor of Greek culture, the earliest heroic tradition in English literature evolved from the pagan tradition. The pa...

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