Abstract:

Joseph Campbell's The Hero’s Endless Journey is oftenly coming across with us in the stories of epic and romance types within the framework of the separation-maturation-return formula. This formula, which Abraham Maslow and Jung also make use of, has a feature that can be applied to from mythical heroes to the ordinary heroes who are confronted in everyday life. In this context, the adventures of Hercules, one of the great heroes of Roman mythology, will be examined. In this article we witness the hero's symbolic journey in life and the adventure of self-fulfillment at the end of this journey. The reasons that call Hercules to the adventurer and the obstacles that have emerged with the advent of the adventure have been examined under the headings of Depart - Adventure Call, Maturing and Return. The hero, who is thrown into the adventure with the pangs of conscience, will face many obstacles in his life adventure. The difficulties facing the hero's journey have been symbolized by archetypes. Factors that cause the hero to leave the path and exit from his place and twelve challenging tasks he faced with throwing an adventure are the challenges he faced in the path of exams. At the end, Hercules has evolved by completing his twelve tasks that he has successfully struggled with.

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