Joseph Campbell
Mythologist (1904 to 1987) whose The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949) set out the monomyth, the hero's journey he found shared across the world's myths.
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The hero ventures into a region of wonder, wins a decisive victory and returns with boons for others
Their wordsA hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back from this mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man.
↗The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Princeton University Press, 1968 second edition)archive.org All 3 from this book
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Their wordsIt would not be too much to say that myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into human cultural manifestation.
↗The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Princeton University Press, 1968 second edition)archive.org All 3 from this book
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Their wordsThe agony of breaking through personal limitations is the agony of spiritual growth.
↗The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Princeton University Press, 1968 second edition)archive.org All 3 from this book