The term "hero" comes from the ancient Greeks. For them, a hero was a mortal who had done something so far beyond the normal scope of human experience that he left an immortal memory behind him when he died, and thus received worship like that due the gods. Many of these first heroes were great benefactors of humankind: Hercules, the monster killer; Asclepius, the first doctor; Dionysus, the creator of Greek fraternities. But people who had committed unthinkable crimes were also called heroes; Oedipus and Medea, for example, received divine worship after their deaths as well. Originally, heroes were not necessarily good, but they were always extraordinary; to be a hero was to expand people's sense of what was possible for a human being.
So in essence, Schultz could be revered by the masses. This all stems from the thesis I'm working on.
Anyway, Happy Birthday Outman! Enjoy the day, the game and your adult beverages.
Posted on Nov 16, 2009, 12:29 PM from IP address 174.59.95.72