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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces The stories you are talking about, al
by ViktorRay 2y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces
The stories you are talking about, also known as The Monomyth, have been part of every recorded culture and civilization.
It seems that the Chosen One stuff is not a result of stories. It is a fundamental part of our species and that is reflected in our most popular stories. From ancient times all the way to today.
- YeGoblynQueenne 2y agoAllegedly. The monomyth has to be stretched very thin to fit over some of the greatest stories told by humans to each other. Take the Iliad. Where's the monomyth? Achilles is an asshole, he gets into a fight with his boss, causes his bestie to get killed and then gets killed himself. There's a wooden horse. End of story. No monomyth there, guv'nor. Nor in the Odyssey. Smart guy wins the Trojan war with impossile stratagem. He pisses off the God of the Sea and takes 10 years to reach home, losing all his companions along the way. A little massacre to clear the air and they live happily ever after. End of story. No monomyth. I could go on. But, you know, that's the Iliad and the Odyssey. Should be enough.
- dwighttk 2y agono wooden horse in The Illiad