The Hero is often dislocated from his or her roots and further, it is not uncommon that the Hero's Ancestors had supernatural abilities of some sort. This is seen everywhere (Jesus and Moses; Harry Potter is the son of great wizards; Luke Skywalker is the son of a great Jedi Knight).
There are a number of reasons why the Hero's Ancestry is critical to character development, both in modern and antiquated Hero archetypes:
a) No mere mortal can be a Hero; this detail differentiates the Hero from other men.
b) A period of obscurity is required.
c) An extraordinary capacity is required to survive such an experience.
d) The experience reveals the Hero's True Character.
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