atagems during the war all turn out so well; by the way, the fact that Paris selects Aphrodite as the most beautiful goddess brings forth Athene's wrath in the first place; runners-up Hera and Athene depart from the judgment of Paris "arm-in-arm to plot the destruction of Troy" (Graves 2.272). Odysseus encounters special helpers along the way. Hermes (Mercury), for example, warns Odysseus that Circe has bewitched his crew and gives him the moly, which enables him to save his men, subdue her, and beget three children by her (Graves 2.359).
Indiana Jones's greatest mentor, it is discovered, is his father, but he also has the help of his university colleague Marcus Brody and Sallah in the field. As with Circe for Odysseus, there is in Last Crusade Dr. Elsa Schneider, who turns out to be a wrong number--a number Henry Jones has already gotten and decoded. "She snores," the elder Jones explains.
The fact that the mythical hero must undergo great trials
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