A Hero's Death - Basis in mythology??

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 99833

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "hedwigstalons"
<hedwigstalons at y...> wrote:
> Hi!
> Would anyone out there be able to give me the msg. # of a posting by 
> Hans (may be from last summer) that talks about heroes and needing to 
> die (meaning Harry)? I thought the hero _can't_ die, but it seems 
> that they can - Argh!! Not the fate I want for our Harry!!
>  
> Thanks!
> 
> HedwigsTalons


bboy_mn:

I'm sure there was a discussion of this subject in the not to distant
past, where someone sighted examples from Mythology, but I did an
extended search and couldn't find the example you were referring too.

The best I could come up with are these examples of discussions of
Harry dying, some of which touch on themes of Sacrifice, and death and
rebirth, and relate to Tragic Heroes. I'm not sure they will give you
any more than you already know.

If nothing else, they estabish that Dan Radcliffe didn't invent the
notion of Harry dying in the end.

** May 20, 2004- Tragic Hero
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/98908

Nov 16, 2003 - Endings
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/85163

Dec 18, 2003 - Alternate Endings (was: Hows Harry going to learn...)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/87275

Apr 4, 2004 - How about... this ending? (was: A portrait of Sirius?)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/95121

Aug 4, 2002- Re: Harry's Putative Death
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/42116
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/42051
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/42124
Difficult thread to follow, goes on for days, and split into many
subthreads

Aug 27, 2003- Voldemort will win
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/78982
Interesting theory on the End and the link between V & H.
Long Thread

Jul 11, 2003- I don't see Harry dying
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/69361
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/69516

Jun 24, 2003- OOP: Re: Why Harry will die
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/62697
very long thread with several tangents, leads to thread below...

Jun 29, 2003- OOP: Veil - Gateway of Lost Souls
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/65783

Jan 2, 2003- Harry dying
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/49093

Jan 4, 2003 -JKR's quote...upcoming deaths/ Possible Harry 'death' 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/49198

Jan 27, 2004-  Do we need any more death cases?
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/89781
General discussion on death in the books.

Now, slightly OFF-Topic- 
As I was searching I stumbled across this post which was long,
informative, fun, and interesting. If you've got some time, it's worth
a look.

From:  "Campbell, Anne-TMC-Rcvg"
Date:  Fri Feb 20, 2004  8:00 am
Subject:  The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (Was: Book 6 &7 clichés)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HPforGrownups/message/91320

I'll keep searching and see if I can come up with something better.

steve/bboy_mn