Each culture creates its own definition of a hero. In India, Rama, from The Ramayana, is the epitome of a hero: he fulfills his dharma and lives his life serving the gods; while, in British myth Beowulf, Beowulf is hailed as a hero for his upstanding bravery and glory won in battle. Each of the two went to battle against evil doers for the sake of others. Rama seeks to defeat the Rakshasas after they steel his wife and as revenge for tormenting humans for many years (311-312). Similarly, Beowulf’s battles depicted in his myth depict him fighting to defeat Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon because each had terrorized and murdered other humans (390-415). Both showed bravery because their foes were undefeated in battle, though accosted
