Quest heart of a beautiful maiden/ princess. An early quest story tells the tale of Gilgamesh, who seeks a secret to eternal life after the death of Enkidu, including the search for an emerald. Another ancient quest tale, Homer's "Odyssey", tells of Odysseus, whom the gods have cursed to wander and suffer for many years before Athena persuades the Olympians to allow him to return home. Recovering the Golden Fleece is the object of the travels of Jason and the Argonauts in the "Argonautica". Psyche, having lost Cupid, hunted through the world for him, and was set tasks by Venus, including
Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero remained in the goblin base of the original version. Many of the town buildings were planned to be enterable. Also, magic users were supposed to be able to get a familiar like Zara had, but it was cut due to programming difficulties. The game was originally released as "Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero" but was re-released in 1990 as "Quest for Glory: So You Want to Be a Hero" because of trademark issues involving the "HeroQuest" board game. The original game sported EGA graphics, while the remake had VGA graphics. According to Corey Cole, one of