Noun
monomyth (plural monomyths)
(mythology) A cyclical journey or quest undertaken by a mythical hero.
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