Antowy M, Nice’ | The Hero with a Thousand Faces & The Hero’s Journey Chart Joseph Campbell Movie: 300 Se ition Callto Adventure: How does the character receive the call to King Xerxes messengers visit King Leonidas in Sparta. They threaten his queen and people and tell King Leonidas to bow before Xerxes acknowledging | adventure? him as true king and god. Refusal of the Call: | King Leonidas takes a moment to consider his actions | Does the character carefully. He then kills Xerxes messengers and | accept the call accepts the call to fight Xerxes and the Persian army. immediately? ‘Answering the Call: What motivates the character to accept the call? To protect Sparta and her citizens, to remain free men, and the refusal to submit and bow before another man. ‘Supernatural Aid Guide/Mentor: Is there a specific character who helps the hero understand the life situation or provides the hero with special training? There is no specific character who is a mentor to Leonidas. However the Spartans rely on each other to survive in battle and King Leonidas holds his men in high regard. He does not rule over them as a tyrant but rather leads from the front and lives with his men. King Leonidas also seeks the counsel and advice of his wife and queen Gorgo—_ Talisman: Is there a particular item that has special significance to the hero? Hi epeet ane shiald fe en exioraion of We boing. As Gorgo tells Leonidas before his departure “come back with your shield or on i.” She also gives Leonidas a necklace which he wears around his neck. Companions: Who is with the hero on his journey? How do these companions help the | King Leonidas is accompanied by his 300 Spartan | soldiers. Each man relies on the men to his left and | right to keep him alive. It's this special bond that makes the Spartans such exceptional warriors able to Threshold: At what Point in the story does the hero leave the familiar world and move into a new, unfamiliar circumstance? hero face the annihilate Xerxes men. challenges? Crossing the When the 300 are about to march towards the Hot Gates. King Leonidas faces his wife Gorgo and their son. Gorgo gives him her necklace and says “come back with your shield or on it." Threshold Guardians: Theron, with the aid of the counsel tries to stop