Greek-+ideal+male

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In today's society the "ideal male" is viewed the same, just as it was in ancient Greek mythology. The ideal man in ancient Greek mythology was proud, strong (physically and in character), forthright, independent, and had to always protect his family. In all these years the idea of a “perfect man” is still the same. A man in Greek mythology was supposed to strive to be like Zeus, they were supposed to show no weakness. The ideal male was supposed to be "perfect", which is why in all the sculptures the men were naked. This was supposed to resemble their perfection and their strive to be like Zeus.

For example, “Theseus was, of course, bravest of the brave as all heroes are, but unlike other heroes he was as compassionate as he was brave and a man of great intellect as well as great bodily strength.” He would be considered an ideal male in Greek mythology, he was strong and brave yet compassionate and smart. Theseus did what was best for the people, he wanted to govern equally and he lead his army to great victories.

The ideal male was viewed as a hero. He had natural strengths that would help him survive when he is at war or fighting. Even though they had these unnatural strengths, many times the ideal male died. In today's society, the view of an ideal male has not changed. Many people think that the perfect or "ideal" male is someone who can protect the ones that they love and do anything possible to survive in the world today. By: Liz Sowers, Lilly Wales, Dan Bevil :)