Gerdabi Hiam
Nasrin Faghih

During a mythical quest, a typical hero undergoes certain ordeals to achieve the heroic goal which sets him/her on the path of adventure in the first place. Facing the difficulties, the narrator offers help not only via the internal powers of the hero’s soul but also through a variety of external forces (natural/supernatural). In Greek and Persian mythology, heroes sometimes receive help from nature as a source of independent power which can bring about changes. The current study means to hold out a few cases of natural changes in legendary quest that take ordinary natural phenomena out of their path affecting the quest results. Joseph Campbell’s list of stages of a myth is to be used for juxtaposing the natural phenomena in the myths that will follow in order to decide about the part of the legend where nature leaves a mark. The result of the study is expected to reveal how nature affects Persian heroes during the ongoing stages of his quest while the Greek heroes receive the effect of nature after their death. Also the difference among the types of heroes based on their ultimate goals will be elaborated on in the discussed myths.

Archetypes, Mythical Hero, Structure of Myths