A myth is a tale of gods and goddess’, myths generally give an explanation to the world around us. Some believe mythical stories give religious support or support for certain beliefs.
A hero is the character in the story with unique characteristics that set him or her apart from others. The hero goes out into the world on a hero journey in hope of bettering society as a whole.
A hero journey is the series of events the hero goes through during the story. The hero has a call to adventure, an initiation, and many struggles; this is all involved in a cyclical pattern.
The main idea in any story is the universal relation, meaning the story relates to everything, it’s the big picture, the foundation of being.
The archetype is the original kind, the structure, or the original model.
A cyclical journey is such that the hero starts at the beginning and through all trial and error makes it back to where he or she started, changed and redefined.
Duality in any story is the quality of opposites existing in a whole.
Creation is the beginning of our world, whether it began with the egg, the void, or the watery abyss.
Cosmology is the study of the world, its beginning and its end; cosmology is universal.
The phrase life from death simply means when there is death, there is also life. Sacrifice of one’s self in a hero’s case.
A matriarchal society is a society that believes in a foundation of female power.
A patriarchal society is a society that believes in a foundation of male power.
When a hero lays down ones life for the betterment of the community this is called sacrifice. A hero could also sacrifice something in there life for this as well.
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