for variety) and a stage magician, attempting to stop the onrushing Nazi blitzkrieg by traveling 500 miles on foot to place a bomb in the office of an important General or face the total destruction of his life and people. To get more on track, for each of the quests that were named earlier a summary will be included. Next studied is comparing and contrasting them to each other, citing examples on similarities or differences in structure, and dissecting the three quests into the various sub pieces of a Fantasy Quest. Then after that process has been done to all three, This report will digress more on the nature of Fantasy Quests and their outgrowths.
             One of the first cultures to record myths besides creation myths was the Greeks. They had myths for everything, all featuring one or more nationally known heroes. For the Greeks, who wrote very few of their stories down, the art of the heroic fantasy tale (or epic poem) was admired as an occupation. A favorite topic in their Myths was a hero struggling to save his kingdom (he is usually the crown prince) from a menace like a Minotaur or a despot of a king. "Jason and the Argonauts" (Ashley, Page71-94 and BulFinch, Page 107-113) falls into this category. Jason is the rightful heir of a kingdom, who was sent off to school with a centaur named Chiron at an early age. While he was away, learning whatever centaurs can teach humans (here we see evidence of a supernatural mentor, a major quality of fantasy quests), his father's kingdom was usurped by his uncle. Well, to make a long intro short, Jason eventually grew up and was told about how his father lost his kingship. He, like most heroes, immediately decided to head off and right the wrong... and make a name for himself, of course.
             Once at the court, he bursts into the throne room (the Greeks seem to be lax on security), and confronts his uncle, who is now the king. King Pelias, the ruler of Ioclos, really didn&ap...