A hero is a founder of something new and is unique and always have a major flaw. Also hero's usually have a boon, or gift, to bring home with them. Hercules is a good example for hero because he saves many people but also has a bad temper.
The hero journey includes a call to adventure, some companions and super natural guides, the initiation, the road of trials, battles, and obstacles, the final battle, the transformation, death/rebirth, and finally the boon.
Universal is representative of everyman. "one-size-fits-all". Stories of creation are universally known, every culture has its own image of the myths known around the world.
Archetype is the original model of something, or some idea, like the creation myths of the egg, the void or the water. In the Chinese myth of the egg splitting into earth and sky.
Cyclical is a recurring cycle of something. The hero journey is very cyclical because it is repetitive and the cycle keeps going.
Duality is separation in place of oneness, light = heaven, dark = earth, black and white, male and female. In the Greek myths there are the heaven and the underworld, light and dark.
Creation is the beginning of life, limitless expanse, the egg, the water, and the void are some examples of creation myths.
Life from Death is like gods, man, animals, sacrificial. in the Chinese myth Pan Gu's death results in the creation of the world.
Matriarchal means mother rules and the foundation of female power such as mother earth. The Greek myth of Rhea is one example of matriarchal myth because she outsmarted Cronus when Zeus was born.
Patriarchal means father rules and the foundation of male power such as father sky. A very patriarchal myth is the Egyptian myth of Osiris and Isis.
Sacrifice means something is being given up for the greater god.
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