monomyth

Noun

Meaning

monomyth (plural monomyths)

(mythology) A cyclical journey or quest undertaken by a mythical hero.

Examples

Heroic myth and monomyth The four heroes from the 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West The concept of the "Mythic Hero Archetype" was first developed by Lord Raglan in his 1936 book, The Hero, A Study in Tradition, Myth and Drama. Source: Internet

In the Oxford Companion to World Mythology David Leeming lists Moses, Jesus, and King Arthur as examples of the " heroic monomyth ", Leeming, "Heroic monomyth" calling the Christ story "a particularly complete example of the heroic monomyth". Source: Internet

Novelist Richard Adams acknowledges a debt to Campbell's work, and specifically to the concept of the monomyth. Source: Internet

The monomyth or Hero's Journey consists of three separate stages including the Departure, Initiation, and Return. Source: Internet

This theory of a monomyth is out of favor with the mainstream study of mythology. Source: Internet

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