Mythological Archetypes - INI

[item.aarne-thompson-type-index]
code=aarne-thompson
slug=aarne-thompson-type-index
name=Aarne-Thompson Type Index
description=An international indexing system for classifying folktales.

[item.andromeda-type-myth]
code=andromeda-type
slug=andromeda-type-myth
name=Andromeda-type Myth
description=A myth type where a hero rescues a princess offered as sacrifice to a monster.

[item.miraculous-birth-tale]
code=miraculous-birth
slug=miraculous-birth-tale
name=Miraculous Birth Tale
description=Stories of heroes or deities born through extraordinary means.

[item.animal-marriage-tale]
code=animal-marriage
slug=animal-marriage-tale
name=Animal Marriage Tale
description=Stories depicting marriage between humans and beings of different species.

[item.golden-age]
code=golden-age
slug=golden-age
name=Golden Age
description=The concept of an ideal era said to have existed at the beginning of human history.

[item.task-marriage]
code=task-marriage
slug=task-marriage
name=Task Marriage
description=A narrative type where marriage is achieved by suitors completing difficult tasks.

[item.conception-myth]
code=conception-myth
slug=conception-myth
name=Miraculous Conception Legend
description=Legends of conception through natural phenomena or divine power.

[item.noble-exile-tale]
code=noble-exile
slug=noble-exile-tale
name=Noble Exile Tale
description=Stories of nobly-born protagonists who return after a wandering journey.

[item.archetype]
code=archetype
slug=archetype
name=Archetype
description=Universal patterns and symbols existing in the collective unconscious of humanity.

[item.foundation-myth]
code=foundation-myth
slug=foundation-myth
name=Foundation Myth
description=Myths explaining the origins of nations or ethnic groups.

[item.flood-sibling-ancestor-myth]
code=flood-sibling-ancestor
slug=flood-sibling-ancestor-myth
name=Flood-Type Sibling Ancestor Myth
description=Myths where siblings who survive a great flood become ancestors of humanity.

[item.mortality-origin]
code=mortality-origin
slug=mortality-origin
name=Origin of Mortality
description=Myths explaining why humans became mortal.

[item.dying-and-rising-god]
code=dying-rising-god
slug=dying-and-rising-god
name=Dying-and-Rising God
description=A mythological archetype of deities who die and are resurrected.

[item.virgin-birth]
code=virgin-birth
slug=virgin-birth
name=Virgin Birth
description=A mythological motif of virgins conceiving without sexual intercourse.

[item.sacred-sword]
code=sacred-sword
slug=sacred-sword
name=Sacred Sword
description=Legendary swords possessing divine power.

[item.world-tree]
code=world-tree
slug=world-tree
name=World Tree
description=A giant tree connecting heaven and earth as the cosmic axis.

[item.petrification]
code=petrification
slug=petrification
name=Petrification
description=A mythological motif of living beings turned to stone.

[item.foundation-legend]
code=foundation-legend
slug=foundation-legend
name=Foundation Legend
description=Myths explaining the establishment of cities or institutions.

[item.creation-myth]
code=creation-myth
slug=creation-myth
name=Creation Myth
description=Myths explaining the origins of the world or humanity.

[item.great-flood]
code=great-flood
slug=great-flood
name=Great Flood
description=Myths of worldwide floods destroying or purifying humanity.

[item.wealthy-man-legend]
code=wealthy-man-legend
slug=wealthy-man-legend
name=Wealthy Man Legend
description=Legends depicting the prosperity and downfall of wealthy men.

[item.dema-deity]
code=dema-deity
slug=dema-deity
name=Dema Deity
description=Primordial beings whose death brings forth food plants.

[item.reincarnation-tale]
code=reincarnation-tale
slug=reincarnation-tale
name=Reincarnation Tale
description=Stories of rebirth as another being after death.

[item.dragonslayer]
code=dragonslayer
slug=dragonslayer
name=Dragonslayer
description=Stories of heroes who slay dragons or great serpents.

[item.trickster]
code=trickster
slug=trickster
name=Trickster
description=Characters who deviate from social norms and achieve goals through cunning means.

[item.rainbow-serpent]
code=rainbow-serpent
slug=rainbow-serpent
name=Rainbow Serpent
description=A creator deity appearing in Australian Aboriginal mythology.

[item.hainuwele-type-myth]
code=hainuwele-type
slug=hainuwele-type-myth
name=Hainuwele-type Myth
description=Myths where food plants emerge from the body of a slain being.

[item.swan-maiden-legend]
code=swan-maiden
slug=swan-maiden-legend
name=Swan Maiden Legend
description=Stories of men who hide a celestial maiden's feathered robe to marry her.

[item.youngest-child-success-tale]
code=youngest-child-success
slug=youngest-child-success-tale
name=Youngest Child Success Tale
description=Stories where the youngest child achieves success surpassing older siblings.

[item.banana-type-myth]
code=banana-type
slug=banana-type-myth
name=Banana-type Myth
description=Myths explaining why humans became mortal instead of immortal.

[item.demigod]
code=demigod
slug=demigod
name=Demigod
description=Beings born between gods and humans.

[item.hero]
code=hero
slug=hero
name=Hero
description=A person who accomplishes great deeds through extraordinary courage or ability.

[item.heros-journey]
code=heros-journey
slug=heros-journey
name=Hero's Journey
description=A universal narrative structure where heroes transform through adventure.

[item.comparative-mythology]
code=comparative-mythology
slug=comparative-mythology
name=Comparative Mythology
description=An academic field comparing myths across different cultures.

[item.immortality]
code=immortality
slug=immortality
name=Immortality
description=The concept of eternal life without aging or death.

[item.culture-hero]
code=culture-hero
slug=culture-hero
name=Culture Hero
description=Mythological beings who brought civilization or technology to humanity.

[item.forbidden-gaze-taboo]
code=forbidden-gaze
slug=forbidden-gaze-taboo
name=Forbidden Gaze Taboo
description=A narrative type where looking at forbidden things brings misfortune.

[item.king-asleep-in-mountain]
code=king-in-mountain
slug=king-asleep-in-mountain
name=King Asleep in Mountain
description=A legendary king sleeping in a mountain who will awaken in times of crisis.

[item.bowl-lending-legend]
code=bowl-lending
slug=bowl-lending-legend
name=Bowl-Lending Legend
description=Legends of curses from failing to return borrowed bowls from otherworldly beings.