Rank–Raglan hero archetype

In narratology and comparative mythology, the Rank–Raglan hero archetype is a combined or independent set of narrative patterns proposed by the Austrian psychoanalyst Otto Rank and later on by the British amateur anthropologist Lord Raglan that list different cross-cultural traits often found in the accounts of heroes, including mythical heroes. Otto Rank developed his concept of the "Mythic Hero" in his 1909 text, The Myth of the Birth of the Hero that was based on Freudian ideas.

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Rank–Raglan hero archetype

In narratology and comparative mythology, the Rank–Raglan hero archetype is a combined or independent set of narrative patterns proposed by the Austrian psychoanalyst Otto Rank and later on by the British amateur anthropologist Lord Raglan that list different cross-cultural traits often found in the accounts of heroes, including mythical heroes. Otto Rank developed his concept of the "Mythic Hero" in his 1909 text, The Myth of the Birth of the Hero that was based on Freudian ideas.

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