Generally speaking, “the hero starts with bad odds” makes for better stories. Perseus is the underdog more in the sense that he hasn’t yet proven himself—nobody knows what being Perseus means before he’s defeated a legendary monster.
But then again, it’s not like those stories disappeared from Christian culture either. I guess the knights from the epic chansons de gestes are humble in the sense that they submit to God, but they are still strong and brave warriors who put down all sorts of supernatural evil beings.
Generally speaking, “the hero starts with bad odds” makes for better stories. Perseus is the underdog more in the sense that he hasn’t yet proven himself—nobody knows what being Perseus means before he’s defeated a legendary monster.
But then again, it’s not like those stories disappeared from Christian culture either. I guess the knights from the epic chansons de gestes are humble in the sense that they submit to God, but they are still strong and brave warriors who put down all sorts of supernatural evil beings.